“After decades teaching social studies at a California high school, Noel Correa moved to Nicaragua, buying a home on the outskirts of this colonial city.”
sounds like this government school teacher didn’t learn his lessons very well ... no doubt neither did his students ...
Get out while you can and consider yourself lucky.
Americans should not be there. Do not go retire in a place unless it has a stable, functional, non-corrupt, free-market, unbiased government. Ulp. That doesn’t give you many choices!
Old news. My wife works at a University, they had a student on a Fulbright scholarship who the US State Department evacuated from Nicaragua over two months ago because it was just too dangerous in that country.
I and my wife have visited Nicaragua about 10 years ago. I was a very poor country with most people out side of cities living a subsistence agriculture lifestyle. The largest employer was either the military or police, who were everywhere. At the time the economy was keep going with loans and aid from Venezuela, which was rich with oil money. That dried up and so did the economy.
I’ve spent considerable time in Thailand...and if it weren’t for my kids, I would retire there.
Most don’t know that Thailand isn’t a third world country.
Additionally, most don’t know that the Military and Police run the country. Yup the Military reports directly to the King....which the people of Thailand nearly worship.
But, I think Thai Food is the nectar of the Gods....LOL
If any country in the far east is stable, its Thailand.
Tell them not to come back here.
I know of Nicaraguans going back to their home country after working in the US. I feel for them.