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What happened to Nicaragua? In the 1980s it was once a byword for revolution, a bogeyman for U.S. governments and a symbol of Latin The usa’s quest for new paths to development and social justice. But because the Sandinistas’ electoral defeat in 1990 it has dropped out of the headlines. In the 1990s Nicaragua has continued to be buffeted by international forces, even supposing somewhat than troops, the U.S. now sends the Internatinal Monetary Fund (IMF). Nicaraguans’ day-to-day lives are dominated by a history of poverty, one which makes them probably the most indebted country in the region, even supposing they retain a vibrant civil society and wealthy culture. The country has resurfaced in the international media as a result of disastrous effects of Hurricane Mitch, the worst natural disaster to hit Central The usa this century. Yet regardless of hurricanes and earthquakes, Nicaragua is still a country of great natural beauty, with lakes and volcanoes creating a spectacular landscape.