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Colorado Beach to Host Surfing Championship

After carefully considering three different venues to hold the ISA World Masters Surfing Championship, ISA officials have chosen Nicaragua's Colorado Beach for the event which will take place on July 14-22, 2012. President of the ISA (International Surfing Organization) Fernando Aguerre noted that taking into account all the variables that influence the quality of the waves, Colorado Beach at Hacienda Iguana proved to be the best option for the championship.

Featuring former world champions and well-known pros, there is every reason to expect superb surfing action throughout the event. Among the competitors will be eight-time world champion Layne Beachley from Australia; five-time world champion Tom Curren from the USA; four-time world champion Juan Ashton from Puerto Rico, and two-time world champion Heather Clark from South Africa. Other renowned surfers competing include Ross Williams from Hawaii and Fabio Gouveia of Brazil.

With offshore winds prevailing more than 300 days of the year, Colorado Beach has long been a favorite venue for surfers, as it offers consistent surf with both left and right breaks, warm water, a mild climate and pristine beaches. The jungle-like tropical forest adds to the laid-back atmosphere, while the locals are enthusiastic about the sport of surfing and welcome fellow-surfers. The tourism infrastructure is well developed, offering a variety of accommodation options – all in all, the perfect venue for the 2012 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship.

The bid to host the event was supported by the Nicaraguan government, with the Minister of Tourism, Mario Salinas, noting that the people of Nicaragua are very proud to have won the bid to host the 2012 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship. With tourism being one of Nicaragua's most viable economic sectors for growth and employment, Salinas expressed his hope that the event will showcase the natural beauty of the country, while giving its people the opportunity to demonstrate their warm hospitality. It certainly presents surfing enthusiasts with the perfect opportunity to combine their favorite activity with a vacation in one of the most beautiful and exotic destinations imaginable.

Ecological Battalion Protects Nicaragua’s Natural Resources

In a country with more than seventy nature reserves, clearly the majority of Nicaraguans appreciate their natural heritage and want to protect it. Since January 2012, in Central America's first initiative using military forces to combat climate change, Nicaragua put Operation Green Gold into action. The newly formed Ecological Battalion (BECO), consisting of 580 soldiers has already had some success in slowing down unlawful logging by confiscating 3,165 cubic meters of lumber felled by illegal loggers in the South Atlantic autonomous region's Wawashang Reserve.

Enjoy the Tranquility of Los Cajones Beach

Located between the beaches of Costa Azul and Quizalá in Nicaragua's Managua Department, Los Cajones Beach is less busy than most, although it is popular with locals and gets quite crowded on Sundays and during Holy Week. The stretch of beach is bordered by three distinctly different communities, being holiday homes, rural haciendas, and the bars, cafés and palapas catering for visitors. This area has structures in two parallel rows ending right on the beach. Some palapas – open-sided dwellings made of local materials such as dried palm leaves - are hired out to visitors, providing shade and easy access to the beach.