Nowhere is the influence of drug trafficking stronger than along the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, where cocaine is transforming the social fabric of traditional culture. NPR's John Burnett reports.

It’s not binding. Paul Oquist, Nicaragua’s representative at the 2015 talks in Paris, has called the climate deal a “path to failure.” One of the primary reasons is that the deal is not ...

The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, granted this Tuesday, “full powers” to his son Laureano Ortega to sign agreements with China. “Full powers are granted to comrade Laureano Ortega Murillo, ...

On June 8, Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced a bill to reauthorize and expand sanctions on Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s dictatorial regime, five years after ...

A family swims in Lake Nicaragua, which will encompass nearly half of the proposed canal's 172-mile route. Environmentalists worry that oil spills, pollution and dredging will destroy the country ...