I have long been obsessed with Nicaragua’s Corn Islands, a pair of former pirate lairs 18 miles apart and just off Nicaragua’s Atlantic coast. They are so remote as to be almost country-less ...

Casa Canada, on the beachfront, southeastern side of the island; (514) 448-8339 or 011-505-644-0925; www.casa-canada.com. All 20 rooms face the sea. Doubles are $85 per night. Arenas Beach Hotel ...

Getting to Little Corn Island — 50 miles off the coast of Nicaragua — requires a big commitment. From Miami, visitors must take a flight to Managua, a connecting flight to Big Corn Island ...

But in any case, the eloquence of Ovashvili’s images in Corn Island (Simindis Kundzuli) beats anything that words might have to say and their impetuosity is bound to draw appreciative glances ...