Nicaragua

Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios reacts after being crowned Miss Universe at the 72nd Miss Universe Beauty Pageant in San Salvador, El Salvador, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Miss Universe win exposes deep political divide in Nicaragua

Government hope for positive PR disappears when winner’s protest past surfaces

A police car drives by debris thrown in the aftermath of Hurricane Julia in San Andres island, Colombia, Sunday, Oct.9, 2022. Hurricane Julia hit Nicaragua’s central Caribbean coast on Sunday after lashing Colombia’s San Andres island, and a weakened storm was expected to emerge over the Pacific. (AP Photo/Daniel Parra)

Hurricane Julia hits Nicaragua with torrential rainfall

9,500 people have been evacuated to shelters