Nicaragua has long had a history of civil unrest, and as anyone who follows the news recently is aware, it is once again a country in chaos. Rioting, road closures, and even slayings are all too ...

Everyone I met in Nicaragua wanted to know two things. Where was I from and had I tried vigorón? It was the taxi driver who dropped me off at the airport at the end of my first trip to the ...

The duo—who met at Hotchkiss, where they played lacrosse and roomed together—rented a car and drove up the coast from Costa Rica to Nicaragua, stopping to surf as much as they could along the way.

Inside, the walls and shelves are adorned with brands of drinks and foods commonly found at corner stores in Nicaragua, but up until three years ago, it would require a trip across state lines to ...