Nicaragua: EU To Support Development in San Juan del Sur

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A touristic circuit, called “Southern Route, Forests and Turtles” (English for ‘Ruta del Sur, Bosques y Tortugas’), was inaugurated last week.

“This circuit is one of the projects sponsored by the San Juan del Sur Municipality”, reported Laprensa.com.ni. “Last Friday they inaugurated a market for small scale fishermen, located at the Shin Komatsu fishing terminal”.

Source: laprensa.com.ni

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