by Jorge Giraldez-Benard

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The biggest attraction here lies 35 miles out in the ocean in a place called Cayos Miskitos which is largely uninhabited, unless it is lobster season.

Except for this report, I have not heard of any other published article about this region. National Geographic has visited the Cayes and did mention that they were going to release a story on this area. Some good friends of mine, Morgan McDonnell & Gab riella Conea, told me that many of the 80 odd Cayes that make up Cayos Misquitos are surrounded by flats that are inhabited by bonefish and permit, and those fish are the intended target of his upcoming exploratory excursions in this area. These excursion s are being promoted by a Miami company called TRANSMARINE Special Interests Tours (e-mail). They will be using a modified, 55 foot, commercial fishing vessel which is safe and convertible.

Do you still think Nicaragua is not ready for tourism?

Nicaragua is now the third most important tourism destination in Central America and leads the region in the rate of increase in tourist arrivals.

What is there to wait for? It is inexpensive, adventuresome and totally new.......Jump in or drop your line - it is waiting for you.

Special thanks are due to:

Bertha Martinez-Salvo
Ministry of Tourism of Nicaragua
Managua, Nicaragua
Voice: 011-(505-2) 222-3333 Fax: 228-1187

Silvia Levy & Sergio Ramerez
NICA Airlines of Nicaragua
Managua, Nicaragua
Voice: 011-(505-2)266-2903 Fax: 266-3153

Hotel Las Mercedes
Managua, Nicaragua
Voice: 011-(502-2) 231715 Fax: 232045

Governor Rayfield Hodgson Bobbs Gobierno Regional Autonomo Atlantico sur
Bluefields, Nicaragua
Voice/ Fax: 011-502-2) 786298
e.mail: rhodgson@ibw.co.ni

Henry Francis Jackson
Adela Theophilo Downs
Henry Myers

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Contacts in :

Bluefield & El Bluff Governmental House,
Tel: (082) 22629 22727 22682

Lindberg Sinclair-Molina
Owner of a 69 foot Dive boat
Tel/Fax (082) 22688

Nydia Taylor, Station Manager
NICA Airlines
Tel (082) 22500

Oceanic Processing Plant
Tel: (082) 22765

South Atlantic Hotel
Francisca Chambers
Mgr Tel: (082) 22242 22265

Corn Island
Ana Dawns, Major

Ivan Gaitan AERONAUTICO CIVIL

Accommodations:

Morgan's (6 rooms)
Panorama Hotel (8 rooms)
Casa Blanca (8 rooms)
Le Paraiso Club (10 rooms)
Bayside Hotel (20 rooms)

Little Corn Island Grant Peeples Hotel Iguana ( 4 Rooms )

Reservation Fax 011-505-82 22688

Pension Bridgett (10 rooms)

John Algrelson-Wilson (Blanco) Diving and Local Guide

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