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With the Real Warriors: By, Mauricio Castro Vargas

With the Real Warriors Nicaragua is the Latin American country with the highest growth of tourism. The diverse geography and the cheap prices make it the perfect destination for backpackers who enjoy paradisiac beaches that are great for surfing and the variety of volcanoes where people can have adventurous hikes or do volcano boarding. However, behind this beautiful touristic bubbles there is the story of thousands of people who every day have to work on the fields, get on the buses to sell sandwiches, or craft pottery regardless the 95F that heats up the region every day to earn just enough to feed their families. Poorly educated population that causes high unemployment rates affects the development of Nicaragua. Travelling around the country I also had the opportunity to meet people from around the world which made me aware of a huge contrast. Most of these people were European whose first language was not English, however I spoke in English with all of them; that English that ...