Latin America Collection

This edition would not have become a reality without the
invaluable help of many people.
I would first like to thank my assistant Pamela Alscher in the
U.S. for her constant assistance. I would also like to express my
gratitude to my graphic designers, William "El Mago" Morales
and Gabriela Watson for their hard work and patience.
A special thanks to Tim Rogers for the excellent job he did in
researching and writing this guidebook. I consider him the only
person qualified to update a book about living in Nicaragua.
I also appreciate the help and contacts given to me by John and
Marc of 7th Street Books in Costa Rica. They are outstanding
professionals in the field of book publishing.
I am indebted to the staff of The Nicaraguan Institute of
Tourism and U.S. Embassy in Managua for all of the
information, resources and contacts they provided.
I would like to acknowledge all of the help I received from the
Publishers Marketing Association, Amazon.com and Escape
Artist.com. Thanks to them, this book is now available in the
U.S., Canada and rest of the world.
Finally, I would like to express my eternal gratitude to members
of my family for their constant support when I needed it the
most.
Christopher Howard
Publisher
San José, Costa Rica