The Nicaraguans who are learning to swim to avoid drowning in US river crossing
The flow of migrants from the Central American country has become unstoppable; a dozen have died in the attempt to ford the Rio Grande between March and April
El Chipote, the dungeon for Nicaragua’s political prisoners
Daniel Ortega was sworn in for a fourth consecutive term this week after an election held in the absence of any major political rivals. Dozens of opposition figures are detained in a prison that is the most notorious symbol of the regime’s repression and human rights abuses
Bukele’s expansionist dreams for Central America
The coronavirus pandemic has given El Salvador’s president the opportunity to sell his image in the region and present himself as having the solutions to its deep-seated problems
Nicaragua’s political dynasty: heirs in a golden cage
Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo have nine children, eight of whom work in the family business. They serve as government advisors, oversee an oil distribution business and run most of the country’s television channels and advertising companies benefiting from state contracts. But their movements are restricted, and they must respond at all times to the orders of their mother, the vice president
The dramatic story of Wilton, the Nicaraguan child found crying on the US-Mexico border
After a video of the 10-year-old went viral, EL PAÍS located his family and traveled to a remote farming community to reconstruct his journey
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