Oh my goodness how brave of you! When I go there directly from the US I'm met with such hostile comments like "what's your purpose for traveling?" then they stamp my passport violently! It always leaves me with chills...
Nicaragua is the safest country in central America and they went to EL Salvador, a country way more dangerous, Managua, the capital of Nicaragua is actually quite developed, so are 2 or 3 other cities, still largely poor but some regions definitely aren't really poor, I'd say these richer regions resemble your Average development of Mexico.
LOL! Too much drama in this lousy video. Why going back and forth from Panama to El Salvador and then to Costa Rica and then by land to Nicaragua?, there are practically daily flights from Panama City to Managua City. The safest way? Come on! Nicaragua is by far the safest country in Central America. They did their best to show the worst picture of Nicaragua. But I guess everybody who's been in Nicaragua noticed it.
Just a few minutes in... but why all the fancy "Fly to El Salvador, back to Costa Rica..." because it's "safer" that way? They're laying on the drama a bit thick.
Hahaha I don't understand why not flying from USA straight to Nicaragua. Nicaragua is the safest country of the Americas. I've been there and lived there and I'm not only statistically speaking but like I said, I HAVE LIVED THERE
The Nicaragua lake has a great potential for watering factory. We can use and process and trade water, tourism, and a lot more. The canal does not have to be alternative of Nicaraguan changing their economical status.
This documentary does not have their facts together. I live here, so many errors in this documentary. The entrance to the canal in the Pacific is not the surf zone Gigante, it is BRITO, there is no surf here¡ Nicaragua is not the 2nd poorest country in Latin America anymore. Now it is ahead of Haiti, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, at least. The so called "environmentalists" did not say a single word about environmental destruction in the expansion of the Panama Canal. And lastly, if the press is so sure that the Chinese investor does not have the money, why worry about the environment and the people displaced? If they have another agenda, they have to disclose it to be transparent.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita Nicaragua is always second to last in America, only Haiti is poorer, these are ranks by the IMF, the World Bank, and the United Nations.
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Do you really know that nominal gdp is only usefull for investors right? the real-world one which measures the income vs real costs it's en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita , even tho this is out-dated, nicaragua it's nowdays ahead of honduras and close to guatemala, if you only take in account nominal gdp, even russia it's lower than most of the world.
william ryder As much as I hate to, i have to agree with you on this one...IF and it is a big IF considering the present Government if Nicaragua. the benefits of a canal truly trickle down to the people at the bottom then they deserve to have it if they want it....their should be absolutely NO influence from outside communities trying to stop something that could benefit the masses. It is always the countries that have ALREADY exploited their own natural resources and attained a level of prosperity that then take issue when any one else tries to do the same. Let them sort it out!
Why did you travel from Panama to El Salvador and then to Costa Rica to enter Nicaragua? That doesn't make any sense, why not straight Panama - Costa Rica - Nicaragua?
Is like traveling to North Korea, why would you want to take a direct flight ✈️ from the washinghtin D.C. 🇺🇸 to North Korea and on top of that being a white Caucasian , do you think the Koreans WILL treat you with respect and no suspicion ??
This documentary is full of lies, the majority of people in Nicaragua. favor the canal, people hope that poverty is left behind with such a prominent construction. How is it safer to fly to El Salvadior first?? One of the most violent countries in the world!!! You also mentioned they have no computers at the border crossing and you show a couple. This whole documentary is full of flaws.
Ltigerino Yes it is I already commented it and they are degrading the country he said at the he hasn't seen any progress but in the last years there has been a lot of progress but you can see al the progress in two or three days or if you're not from there right now Nicaragua is the third fastest economy growth in Latin America without the canal and the canal will help to make it grow even faster but this people kept saying it was the second poorest country in Latin America so how they want us to get out of the second place I know there's so many ways But the canal is the proyect and they're gonna build because the business world needs it
Politics in Nicaragua has found an easy way to make money, they really don't care for the poor, it has been the history of the Country. Nicaragua has a lot of natural resources, and the politics always find the way to make business with these natural resources and forget the real needs of the people. I hope this canal never be built because is only going to bring benefits for the few.
God forbid the Canal should go ahead and make Nicaragua and Nicaraguans economically and financially free enough to GAD about the World like these Journalists do!
I don't think the intended message was to quash plans for development... but rather to take the precautions necessary to minimize the negative ecological and social impact.
And ecologists, right? Anyway, that's what they're saying... leave it to the experts. It's why they showed a bunch of them saying "wait until the data is in". (What's up with all the capital letters?)
this canal is a sad mistake. Lake Nicaragua is one of the most amazing and fascinating lakes in the world, it is a treasure and there are even freshwater sharks that exist nowhere else on the planet!
I couldn't watched the whole documentary I hate when they only say negative things but they don't say the positive things that is living... Nicaragua is third fastest growth economy in Latin America after Panama and Dominican Republic and Nicaragua is changing a lot there's a lot construction and Nicaragua is beautiful and it has a lot of resources and I agree with the construction of a canal because that will help to make the economy grow even faster but this people want to say like 100 times that is second poorest country in Latin America but they still disagree with Intereoceanic canal... Nicaragua is independent and doesn't nobody's opinion for it's own development I'm from Nicaragua and I love my country and I hate this negative things about I'm tired of listening this kind of stuff that is over, Now Nicaragua is changing and you can notice it This government such a better Job than the democratic governments please people you guys need to go and see how beautiful and how Nicaragua is developing you can see it with your eyes all the constructions going on the capital
jamil lopez .. because Nicaraguans government don’t care what the US tell them to DO only Putin and the Costa Ricans are jealous because Nicaragua finally get to be known due to the their turism and economic. They are still working on turism infraestructure.
for all you ignorant people that like to film video and not do your resource first. Nicaragua is a port country, because the united States went to Nicaragua and started a war in the 80's. we took the united state to court and won the lawsuit against the USA. The united States suppose to pay Nicaragua 475,000,000, dollars for the war crimes that they commit and they have refused to do so( ONE OF MY BROTHERS DIED IN THAT WAR. JESUS CHRIST BLESS YOU.
The fact is that the US doesnt want the canal here cuz they have Panama and Costa Rica, second is a Chinese Billionare who's leading the project meaning China would have a big influence here along with the Russians backing up the project with its military. Of course there would be alot of digging but is narrow and the dirt wuld be use as island. Inside the lake there would be a rout dirrecting the boats. Look at Panama Canal, i dont see no inviromental catastrophy. And keep in my that this country Nicaragua is poor, wtf they want to keep us poor because we want to built a canal that can sustain our family.
Environmentally, this project is different from Panama (which has its share of criticism from environmentalists). And yes, Panama may be a wealthier place because of the canal. However, if you visit the place, you immediately see that not everybody shares in the wealth equally - it's one of the starkest examples of inequality I think one can see. It's worth taking all that into consideration - I think that's all this piece was saying.
@Eddy Chow if it all was completed the money would go to the Ortega dictatorship in his family. Worth over 500 gallons and the murder of journalist Y with you want to enrich a dictatorship?
These journalists have lost all credibility by traveling to so many places just to get to Nicaragua, lo and behold the first place they end up in Nicaragua is San Juan Del Sur which is basically the tourist capital of Nicaragua. Seriously, if you were doing undercover investigative journalism why didn't you equip yourselves with regular camera equipment like all tourists do. I guess Al Jazeera's paid time off isn't part of the company benefits.
13:12 “Crises there will continue to be. In meeting them, whether foreign or domestic, great or small, there is a recurring temptation to feel that some spectacular and costly action could become the miraculous solution to all current difficulties. A huge increase in newer elements of our defense; development of unrealistic programs to cure every ill in agriculture; a dramatic expansion in basic and applied research -- these and many other possibilities, each possibly promising in itself, may be suggested as the only way to the road we wish to travel.” -Dwight Eisenhower. (The same political fervor exists in the ol' U.S. of A.)
... simpática la Mónica L. Baltodano! En realidad, no hay por qué preocuparse. Todo megaproyecto se acompaña de impactos negativos. La cuestión está en el balance a mediano y largo plazo, ya que se esperan beneficios en diferentes campos tanto para inversionistas, así también como para la población local y la comunidad internacional, Centroamérica en particular. En su momento sucedió lo mismo cuando se construyeron enormes represas y acueductos para suplir necesidades de agua en algunos sitios en USA o bien, cuando se decidió construir nuevas carreteras interestatales, también en USA. Se destruyeron negocios privados, muchas propiedades fueron obligadadas a entregarse para tales fines; decenas de miles de hectareas de bosques destruidos, etc. Será que todos estos tontos que se oponen a esta megaobra civil, consideran que la construcción del Canal de Panamá no se acompañó de cuantiosos y diversos sacrificios de toda índole? Hoy en día todo mundo está consciente del impacto positivo del prodigioso Canal en la economía nacional panameña y nos olvidamos de todos los perjuicios que en su momento generó, incluso se olvida hasta la ocupación militar de la zona canalera por décadas e incluso la falta de participación directa en el control de las operaciones de la obra hasta hace unas décadas atrás.
As soon as HKND is announced that it is involved, it is a public announcement that British money is also involved. Nothing comes out og Hong Kong without some form of British involvement financially and politically. This is how it works. Chinese money is tied to the HK money which is tied to the UK money which is tied to the American money which is tied to the Gulf oil money which is tied to the Bush family which is tied to Washington DC and CIA etc.. This canal will allow US naval fleets to operate more efficiently and protect American interests. Without the blessing of US, no matter how much Chinese money is involved, accomplishing the canal will be impossible.
Nicaragua is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. I hope they do not build that canal, it has disaster written all over it. It is poor, no doubt the result of the USA funded war, but that is History. Moving forward, I think Costa Rica offers a great model- eco-tourism, agriculture, infrastructure improvement (no canal), better education and health care-which Nicaragua ranks pretty well on. People will visit, retire and invest there.
If Nicaragua is so beautiful why is it not a vacation destination? I am assuming government. A man I used to work with is from there he said him and his family had to "flee" this was 30 years ago but wonder how it is now.
My guess is that if they dont do it or put it on a long hold, theyll sooner or later construct the canal without a care in the world for the environment.
There is too many fallacies in this documentary, and I'm sorry but the fact that the interviewer used his peers shows a bias. I'm disappointed since I usually trust this channel's content. The lawyer that said that Nicaragua will only be receiving a few jobs for a short period of time is laughable. A Nicaraguan port accommodated by port cities and other infrastructure incentives to ensure safety around the canal is sure to boost Nicaragua's economy greatly. When the so called "geo-political expert" was asked what her gut says, she simply said "Why do we need it when we have the Panama Canal?" It shows that she doesn't know of the logistics issues, or China's interests. This is bad journalism.
What I would do is use the dirt that is removed from the land and put it on two straight lines across the lake. It will divide the lake freshwater and saltwater So the salt water doesnt touc
How can you prevent the ocean salt water from mixing with the lake water when the waters are joined? They didn't seem to talk about that. If the lake becomes salty all the fish, a lot of the wildlife there will die. Over time of course they could introduce salt water life into the lake but it would take decades and who knows if it would work? A lot of tourism to Nicaragua might decrease if the canal is built as well. A lot of people go for the natural beauty. Can you imagine seeing an oil taker crossing that lake? Talk about contrast. Real estate values would plummet. Who would want to live by a body of water with oil tankers traversing, only a matter of time before there's an accident.
I’m Nicaraguan from Little corn island and I will just say that Nicaragua is a beautiful country . Multicultural and with amazing wildlife & peoples. in Nicaragua 70% percent of the population is against this canal Cause it will destroy the forest and of course the wild life as well and also treating to relocated villages or communities of indigenous citizens where there grandparents and so on have being there for centuries. And also the only ones who will really benefit from this massive project ? will be the Sandinistas government and the Chinese . . Nicaragua have better ways to fight poverty which I truly believe is in the education to help prepared people’s who truly loves Nicaragua 🇳🇮 and want to see that vision and to not only see it to also achieve it!!’ the new generation to change Nicaragua to a prosperous and green love 💚🌎 country ! and zero corruption
How about invest in education, jobs, real infrastructure and grow the economy nationwide. That canal will not lift the nation out of poverty, just a few thousands will get jobs and the government will get rich.
huge ships will destroy the potable water of the Shallow lake. the churning of the silt by the propellers is the problem. also, panama is a dominate competitor.
sobran los ejemplos que podemos mencionar estoy seguro que cuando se descubrio petrolio en venezuela, en mexico en nigeria cuando se hizo el canal de panama les prometieron al pueblo el sol y las estrellas....no nos dejemos engatusar ya mas....
Telémaco talavera si quiere que el país salga de la pobreza #1 salgan ustedes de el poder #2 devuelvan todo lo que se han robado todo para invertirlos en educación en tecnología infraestructura salud y más devuelvan nuestros recursos económicos...nuestro patrimonio no ocupamos un canal ocupamos más educación
nteresting Video! Phil Torres, I bit unfair but worthy content.You can fly directly from any main airport from North America and among central america countries to Managua Nicaragua, a fair cosmo city for the region.
@InGodWetrust69 I like the dollar as much as a dictator of Nicaragua #. There’s definitely no democracy they could not be any peace and nothing is normal.
the way the story was put together seems one-sided to me, although the majority of of Nicaraguans are well aware of the Monopoly game being played here by the government in benefiting Incorporation.
Seriously what a bunch of drama...I appreciate what you're trying to do, but of course the country controls entry by journalists. You think foreign journalists aren't given a lot of attention when entering any other country? Sorry, nice try but you're trying soooo hard it's kind of a joke. You don't talk to the scientist I know here who, if you would have bothered to contact him, would tell you that the canal route is not some sort of pristine ecosystem, human impacts have already made a huge impact. Plus, if someone really cares about the forest systems, keep in mind that massive reforestation needs to happen to reverse the CURRENT levels of loss of habitat. Guess what, a canal needs so much water that it's absolutely necessary that the forests are returned and improved so the rain will fall, they can capture the water, and be used in the locks. I live here and if you are coming to Nicaragua, fly to Managua, the NIcaraguan capital for gods sake, not like these jokers! In fact, let me know when you're flying in and I'll come and,pick you up at the airport for the "soft landing" service so you relax right from the start. You will have a great experience, so please come and visit! Cheers, Mike @ El Porton Verde, Managua
I appreciate you shine like on the effects of building the canal. But I cant take it serious when you misrepresent the country as dangerous to go as far as going to El Salvador of all countries to get in, and claim they hate journalism and one army person who will send a signal..
You tried very hard to make Nicaragua look dangerous. But you were too obvious. Fail! Also, just take a look at Panama. Its way more developed than any other Central American country, and it's because of the Canal. So it has been proven that the Canal will create a huge economic impact in favor of the Nicaraguans. I hate it when people care more about saving a strip of a jungle than lifting people out of poverty.
#s 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) Salvador Montenegro, Director (Or former Director) of the Water resources Research Centre or CIRA (Spanish), for how long did he witnessed the damaging of Managua and Nicaragua lakes without saying, I will say, almost nothing, but even worst how many students he graduated as engineers, I have no idea but being Nicaraguan Higher Education Students, at the bottom of the sac when you compare them with other students across Central, Latin And North America (not including USA or Canada) I doubt he has the knowledge and the expertise to criticize the studies by experts or companies like ERM with which I agree (even if I am not a scientist) but I have more understanding than his political opposition bosses (and NGOs) he is serving to. When asked about the destruction of lake Cocibolca, he coincides with other scientists (Katherine Vammen and others) which common answers are as simple as any high schoolers could give, so ambiguous they are. One classic example is the removal of the sediments in the bottom of the lake, they claim that they will be re-suspended which shows their lack of the minimum knowledge on this matter, in my opinion those sediments will be removed by sucking them out and not by shoveling them out of the lake, and also I suppose that they are planing to build a barrier to prevent the sediments on the sides to fill up the trench, though some sediments will accumulate over the years and will have to be removed as routine maintenance. I do not understand how such "scientists" are against the technological advances and suggesting that the 21st Century's technology is behind that of the 19th Century, and that it doesn,t have the answers for all the problems that present a project like that, if I myself "know" how to solve some of them not that I have the capacity to do it, but still I will do better than them. About "salinization" of the lake, if its level is about 105 ft asl, and they will not mix 100% of sea water with fresh water because they will use water saving basins plus the incorporation of the Atlanta lake tha will provide running water to avoid the "invasion" of the Punta Gorda river by the sea, some contamination will occur but that will be minimal, if not explain how Gatun lake is not salty after 100 years of operation, similarly all the challenges could be solved by the advances of the 21st Century I repeat. The las point is about the #19, in which Lopez B argues that creatig 25000 jobs does not justifies removing 119000 people, and that "to risk of all our must valuable resources"....... "it doesn't make sense". she is purposely altering the numbers, but even if those were real the impact of a canal is not only because of the people working on the construction but after that, and she doesn't mention that the Economy of Panama helped by the new businesses (tourism, Banks, shipping, factories in duty free zone etc, etc, etc). Must important, we are not 100000 we are 6 million and a half people, if we do not use our resources, what do we need them for, maybe for the first world to come and take them for a couple of million Euros or US Dollars?
I will center my coments on some of the must interesting points against the Nicaragua Canal "Project", and I will focus on the paragraphs instead of, on the comments by the people: #3) If is there any real big project in the world that doesn't require the "modification" of the beautiful, pristine nature: read Emma Marris, Science Journalist, I'll just quote a couple of words from reason.com free minds and free markets "The Myth of Pristine Nature" a review of "Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World", "Nature is almost everywhere. But wherever it is,there is one thing nature is not: pristine" writes the science journalist in her engaging new book. She adds, "WE must temper our romantic notion of untrammeled wilderness and find room next to it for the more nuanced notion of a global half-wild rambunctious garden, tended by us". Marris' message will disconfort both environmental activists and must ecologists who are in thrall to the damaging cult of pristine wilderness and the false ideology of the balance of nature. But it should encourage the rest of us. I see the uncompromising obsession, of the scientists and environmentalists, that even lie and put first their romanticism over de development of the whole country, and, I am certain, they will push the country at the edge of war, or destroy it,s unity instead of admitting that a developed Nicaragua will be more capable of reversing the damage already done, and will continue to be done by agriculture and other human activities on the rain forests mountains and must important river basins (7 to the Caribean) and the smaller but not less importants to the Atlantic.
Greed, money 50 billions this Chinese guy is going to invest and 2 or 3 years he is going to get his money back and after that only profit, and the president of Nicaragua gets his share, GREEDY people,the rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer
@sam nelson you sure didn’t do your research. Just like most, a quick glance and killing of journalists seems pretty normal.. I mean, Trump didn’t care about that Middle Eastern chopped into bacons
Wow. It will destroy your ecosystem and the canal needs to be deeper and it will NOT be your Presidents legacy. It will be his downfall and disgrace, I hope it is built more south. I do not understand why they arent listening. It will not employ for long. They need a railway across the country and it wont destroy anything. People will always be employed with Rail service.
Use Eminent Domain Laws to build the canal. Nicaragua only has 6 million people. This canal will generate Jobs, foster Tourism, New life, buildings, hotels, beach front property like in Panama. Each ship pays a fortune to cross, it will generate Billions, it will connect Brasil and eastern Southamerica with China. El canal va a generar empleos, El turismo va a crecer como en Panama, edificios y hoteles en la playa, cada barco paga una fortuna para poder cruzar... Brasil y el este de Sudamerica va estar mas conectado con China. Petroleo se puede exportar a China por el Canal de Nicaragua. Nicaragua va a ser el mas rico per capita de Latinoamerica.
Nicaragua is rich with natural resources, people with beautiful culture. The problem to overcome is the corrupt leaders of the country..
@truth 247 thank you, only if there was a weighted double like your comments
Nicaragua's leaders are good.
Rich with natural resources, but poor in skills.
@@Vitez-sd2kc
Ortega? Good? LMAO.
@@shauncameron8390 blame the communist government.
Oh my goodness how brave of you! When I go there directly from the US I'm met with such hostile comments like "what's your purpose for traveling?" then they stamp my passport violently! It always leaves me with chills...
"attempt to cross the border into Nicaragua" wtf are you on about? Thousands of backpackers and travelers cross here every week.
Ikr thought that was a bit dramatic
Nicaraguan have more culture than the other centralamerican countries especially those with the gang problems...Nicaraguan are way better
Nicaragua is the safest country in central America and they went to EL Salvador, a country way more dangerous, Managua, the capital of Nicaragua is actually quite developed, so are 2 or 3 other cities, still largely poor but some regions definitely aren't really poor, I'd say these richer regions resemble your Average development of Mexico.
LRN_News . Full of Maras
LOL! Too much drama in this lousy video. Why going back and forth from Panama to El Salvador and then to Costa Rica and then by land to Nicaragua?, there are practically daily flights from Panama City to Managua City. The safest way? Come on! Nicaragua is by far the safest country in Central America. They did their best to show the worst picture of Nicaragua. But I guess everybody who's been in Nicaragua noticed it.
@ingeben too much drama is right! After 539 murders for democracy! Yeah, that’s right and the dictatorship also doing away with journalists.
We dnt want this canal in Nicaragua !! We want to protect our Flora and Fauna !!!!!
Just a few minutes in... but why all the fancy "Fly to El Salvador, back to Costa Rica..." because it's "safer" that way?
They're laying on the drama a bit thick.
Beau Tanner True!
you're right, they could fly directly from panama city to managua
Yeh, or Ticabus if they're on a budget. It's bizarre, but maybe it sounds more adventurous hahah
Ticabus, plus three different countries is much more expensive.
JL Ticabus is dirt cheap. What "safer" airline could you fly on (through the same number of countries) that would be much less expensive?
Hahaha I don't understand why not flying from USA straight to Nicaragua. Nicaragua is the safest country of the Americas. I've been there and lived there and I'm not only statistically speaking but like I said, I HAVE LIVED THERE
Alfonso Rappaciolli .,, right on!
The Nicaragua lake has a great potential for watering factory. We can use and process and trade water, tourism, and a lot more. The canal does not have to be alternative of Nicaraguan changing their economical status.
Y'all are so dramatic going into Nicaragua is not dangerous lol I go there every year
when I fly to Nic. I fly direct I don't go around the bush 😂😂😂😂
This documentary does not have their facts together. I live here, so many errors in this documentary. The entrance to the canal in the Pacific is not the surf zone Gigante, it is BRITO, there is no surf here¡ Nicaragua is not the 2nd poorest country in Latin America anymore. Now it is ahead of Haiti, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, at least. The so called "environmentalists" did not say a single word about environmental destruction in the expansion of the Panama Canal. And lastly, if the press is so sure that the Chinese investor does not have the money, why worry about the environment and the people displaced? If they have another agenda, they have to disclose it to be transparent.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita
Nicaragua is always second to last in America, only Haiti is poorer, these are ranks by the IMF, the World Bank, and the United Nations.
Do you really know that nominal gdp is only usefull for investors right? the real-world one which measures the income vs real costs it's en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita , even tho this is out-dated, nicaragua it's nowdays ahead of honduras and close to guatemala, if you only take in account nominal gdp, even russia it's lower than most of the world.
william ryder As much as I hate to, i have to agree with you on this one...IF and it is a big IF considering the present Government if Nicaragua. the benefits of a canal truly trickle down to the people at the bottom then they deserve to have it if they want it....their should be absolutely NO influence from outside communities trying to stop something that could benefit the masses. It is always the countries that have ALREADY exploited their own natural resources and attained a level of prosperity that then take issue when any one else tries to do the same. Let them sort it out!
Why did you travel from Panama to El Salvador and then to Costa Rica to enter Nicaragua? That doesn't make any sense, why not straight Panama - Costa Rica - Nicaragua?
54live cause they dont want to be questioned by Nicaragua's police maybe.
And traveling three different countries doesn't raise an eyebrow? It's nonsensical.
Nicaragua is actually very safe compared to el Salvador and safer than Costa Rica.
Is like traveling to North Korea, why would you want to take a direct flight ✈️ from the washinghtin D.C. 🇺🇸 to North Korea and on top of that being a white Caucasian , do you think the Koreans WILL treat you with respect and no suspicion ??
Journalists not allowed? I call bs on that, Nicaragua is ranked partly free in freedom of press.
@LRN_News Hahahaha how about looking at this again. Journalists get murdered and much more for
This documentary is full of lies, the majority of people in Nicaragua. favor the canal, people hope that poverty is left behind with such a prominent construction. How is it safer to fly to El Salvadior first?? One of the most violent countries in the world!!!
You also mentioned they have no computers at the border crossing and you show a couple. This whole documentary is full of flaws.
Ltigerino Yes it is I already commented it and they are degrading the country he said at the he hasn't seen any progress but in the last years there has been a lot of progress but you can see al the progress in two or three days or if you're not from there right now Nicaragua is the third fastest economy growth in Latin America without the canal and the canal will help to make it grow even faster but this people kept saying it was the second poorest country in Latin America so how they want us to get out of the second place I know there's so many ways But the canal is the proyect and they're gonna build because the business world needs it
Politics in Nicaragua has found an easy way to make money, they really don't care for the poor, it has been the history of the Country. Nicaragua has a lot of natural resources, and the politics always find the way to make business with these natural resources and forget the real needs of the people. I hope this canal never be built because is only going to bring benefits for the few.
so how many people will a sun set feed?
God forbid the Canal should go ahead and make Nicaragua and Nicaraguans economically and financially free enough to GAD about the World like these Journalists do!
I don't think the intended message was to quash plans for development... but rather to take the precautions necessary to minimize the negative ecological and social impact.
...lets leave THAT to the Geologists, the Engineers and to those Willing to take on the Risk of Financing such an, Noble Enterprise!
And ecologists, right? Anyway, that's what they're saying... leave it to the experts. It's why they showed a bunch of them saying "wait until the data is in".
(What's up with all the capital letters?)
No, not right.
Oh... I see. Geologists and engineers (and grammarians) ftw. :)
this canal is a sad mistake. Lake Nicaragua is one of the most amazing and fascinating lakes in the world, it is a treasure and there are even freshwater sharks that exist nowhere else on the planet!
they ate all the sharks, sorry.
@ least Jane and I aren’t the dumbass here
Nicaragua. The best in central América
I couldn't watched the whole documentary I hate when they only say negative things but they don't say the positive things that is living... Nicaragua is third fastest growth economy in Latin America after Panama and Dominican Republic and Nicaragua is changing a lot there's a lot construction and Nicaragua is beautiful and it has a lot of resources and I agree with the construction of a canal because that will help to make the economy grow even faster but this people want to say like 100 times that is second poorest country in Latin America but they still disagree with Intereoceanic canal... Nicaragua is independent and doesn't nobody's opinion for it's own development I'm from Nicaragua and I love my country and I hate this negative things about I'm tired of listening this kind of stuff that is over, Now Nicaragua is changing and you can notice it This government such a better Job than the democratic governments please people you guys need to go and see how beautiful and how Nicaragua is developing you can see it with your eyes all the constructions going on the capital
jamil lopez thank you! Well said. Nicaragua is a hidden gem! Viva Nicaragua!
jamil lopez .. because Nicaraguans government don’t care what the US tell them to DO only Putin and the Costa Ricans are jealous because Nicaragua finally get to be known due to the their turism and economic. They are still working on turism infraestructure.
for all you ignorant people that like to film video and not do your resource first. Nicaragua is a port country, because the united States went to Nicaragua and started a war in the 80's. we took the united state to court and won the lawsuit against the USA. The united States suppose to pay Nicaragua 475,000,000, dollars for the war crimes that they commit and they have refused to do so( ONE OF MY BROTHERS DIED IN THAT WAR. JESUS CHRIST BLESS YOU.
They stand to lose a lot more like their natural treasures than to gain from their hypothetical monetary benefits.
The fact is that the US doesnt want the canal here cuz they have Panama and Costa Rica, second is a Chinese Billionare who's leading the project meaning China would have a big influence here along with the Russians backing up the project with its military. Of course there would be alot of digging but is narrow and the dirt wuld be use as island. Inside the lake there would be a rout dirrecting the boats. Look at Panama Canal, i dont see no inviromental catastrophy. And keep in my that this country Nicaragua is poor, wtf they want to keep us poor because we want to built a canal that can sustain our family.
Environmentally, this project is different from Panama (which has its share of criticism from environmentalists).
And yes, Panama may be a wealthier place because of the canal. However, if you visit the place, you immediately see that not everybody shares in the wealth equally - it's one of the starkest examples of inequality I think one can see.
It's worth taking all that into consideration - I think that's all this piece was saying.
@Eddy Chow if it all was completed the money would go to the Ortega dictatorship in his family. Worth over 500 gallons and the murder of journalist Y with you want to enrich a dictatorship?
great report!
why didnt they just fly to liberia from panama instead of going to a country WAY more dangerous than nicaragua and nicaragua is quite safe
@Elijah Pisani No is not safe
These journalists have lost all credibility by traveling to so many places just to get to Nicaragua, lo and behold the first place they end up in Nicaragua is San Juan Del Sur which is basically the tourist capital of Nicaragua. Seriously, if you were doing undercover investigative journalism why didn't you equip yourselves with regular camera equipment like all tourists do. I guess Al Jazeera's paid time off isn't part of the company benefits.
@JL they didn’t lose credit because the oppression is still happening and now that it’s happening in the open make you wrong. You lost all credibility
hi can you please tell me where's that place at minute 20 please thanks a lot
I wanna meet this researcher from Nicaragua
She is Right! I hope they don’t go through out their plan.
13:12 “Crises there will continue to be. In meeting them, whether foreign or domestic, great or small, there is a recurring temptation to feel that some spectacular and costly action could become the miraculous solution to all current difficulties. A huge increase in newer elements of our defense; development of unrealistic programs to cure every ill in agriculture; a dramatic expansion in basic and applied research -- these and many other possibilities, each possibly promising in itself, may be suggested as the only way to the road we wish to travel.” -Dwight Eisenhower. (The same political fervor exists in the ol' U.S. of A.)
... simpática la Mónica L. Baltodano! En realidad, no hay por qué preocuparse. Todo megaproyecto se acompaña de impactos negativos. La cuestión está en el balance a mediano y largo plazo, ya que se esperan beneficios en diferentes campos tanto para inversionistas, así también como para la población local y la comunidad internacional, Centroamérica en particular. En su momento sucedió lo mismo cuando se construyeron enormes represas y acueductos para suplir necesidades de agua en algunos sitios en USA o bien, cuando se decidió construir nuevas carreteras interestatales, también en USA. Se destruyeron negocios privados, muchas propiedades fueron obligadadas a entregarse para tales fines; decenas de miles de hectareas de bosques destruidos, etc. Será que todos estos tontos que se oponen a esta megaobra civil, consideran que la construcción del Canal de Panamá no se acompañó de cuantiosos y diversos sacrificios de toda índole?
Hoy en día todo mundo está consciente del impacto positivo del prodigioso Canal en la economía nacional panameña y nos olvidamos de todos los perjuicios que en su momento generó, incluso se olvida hasta la ocupación militar de la zona canalera por décadas e incluso la falta de participación directa en el control de las operaciones de la obra hasta hace unas décadas atrás.
Miss Lopez looks like the Nacaragua Upper white Class ! 😎😎😎
Miss Lopez Baltodano is well known in Nicaragua to be paid by NGO's with unclear purposes.
The Nicaraguan government shut that down to keep the eco system save.
As soon as HKND is announced that it is involved, it is a public announcement that British money is also involved. Nothing comes out og Hong Kong without some form of British involvement financially and politically. This is how it works. Chinese money is tied to the HK money which is tied to the UK money which is tied to the American money which is tied to the Gulf oil money which is tied to the Bush family which is tied to Washington DC and CIA etc.. This canal will allow US naval fleets to operate more efficiently and protect American interests. Without the blessing of US, no matter how much Chinese money is involved, accomplishing the canal will be impossible.
The Canal should support social security tax to support the financial aid process for the peoples
MONEY, money changes everything.
Maybe San Juan will soon have international Cruiser bring rich Tourists ! 👏👏👏
you can see the greed in the man's eyes at 20:53
Great report.
Nicaragua is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. I hope they do not build that canal, it has disaster written all over it. It is poor, no doubt the result of the USA funded war, but that is History. Moving forward, I think Costa Rica offers a great model- eco-tourism, agriculture, infrastructure improvement (no canal), better education and health care-which Nicaragua ranks pretty well on. People will visit, retire and invest there.
@Christopher Dunn moving forward WiFi? No this would mean that the government would allow democracy to rule through the country.
If Nicaragua is so beautiful why is it not a vacation destination? I am assuming government. A man I used to work with is from there he said him and his family had to "flee" this was 30 years ago but wonder how it is now.
Holman Garcia ...I am sorry to know about your brother may he rest in peace
i have a question when build the panama canal dont remove any tree and destroy forest cman hp
Lots of Sandinistas making comments here! Well what’s happening now 2019? Nicaraguans want Daniel out!!
My guess is that if they dont do it or put it on a long hold, theyll sooner or later construct the canal without a care in the world for the environment.
I added 100th Like, that speaks our support for environment and off course the documentary.
There is too many fallacies in this documentary, and I'm sorry but the fact that the interviewer used his peers shows a bias. I'm disappointed since I usually trust this channel's content. The lawyer that said that Nicaragua will only be receiving a few jobs for a short period of time is laughable. A Nicaraguan port accommodated by port cities and other infrastructure incentives to ensure safety around the canal is sure to boost Nicaragua's economy greatly. When the so called "geo-political expert" was asked what her gut says, she simply said "Why do we need it when we have the Panama Canal?" It shows that she doesn't know of the logistics issues, or China's interests. This is bad journalism.
@ Josh Tep wrong!!!! You don’t know about the 539 killings in recent months
What I would do is use the dirt that is removed from the land and put it on two straight lines across the lake. It will divide the lake freshwater and saltwater So the salt water doesnt touc
How can you prevent the ocean salt water from mixing with the lake water when the waters are joined? They didn't seem to talk about that. If the lake becomes salty all the fish, a lot of the wildlife there will die. Over time of course they could introduce salt water life into the lake but it would take decades and who knows if it would work? A lot of tourism to Nicaragua might decrease if the canal is built as well. A lot of people go for the natural beauty. Can you imagine seeing an oil taker crossing that lake? Talk about contrast. Real estate values would plummet. Who would want to live by a body of water with oil tankers traversing, only a matter of time before there's an accident.
I’m Nicaraguan from Little corn island and I will just say that Nicaragua is a beautiful country . Multicultural and with amazing wildlife & peoples. in Nicaragua 70% percent of the population is against this canal Cause it will destroy the forest and of course the wild life as well and also treating to relocated villages or communities of indigenous citizens where there grandparents and so on have being there for centuries. And also the only ones who will really benefit from this massive project ? will be the Sandinistas government and the Chinese . . Nicaragua have better ways to fight poverty which I truly believe is in the education to help prepared people’s who truly loves Nicaragua 🇳🇮 and want to see that vision and to not only see it to also achieve it!!’ the new generation to change Nicaragua to a prosperous and green love 💚🌎 country ! and zero corruption
How about invest in education, jobs, real infrastructure and grow the economy nationwide. That canal will not lift the nation out of poverty, just a few thousands will get jobs and the government will get rich.
This is BS they just don't want the canal done because panama has one and they don't want to loose business
AGREED.
huge ships will destroy the potable water of the Shallow lake. the churning of the silt by the propellers is the problem. also, panama is a dominate competitor.
sobran los ejemplos que podemos mencionar estoy seguro que cuando se descubrio petrolio en venezuela, en mexico en nigeria cuando se hizo el canal de panama les prometieron al pueblo el sol y las estrellas....no nos dejemos engatusar ya mas....
Mega Ships cannot crossed the Panama Canal ! Emma Mersk is not plying the Panama route ! 😫
Telémaco talavera si quiere que el país salga de la pobreza #1 salgan ustedes de el poder #2 devuelvan todo lo que se han robado todo para invertirlos en educación en tecnología infraestructura salud y más devuelvan nuestros recursos económicos...nuestro patrimonio no ocupamos un canal ocupamos más educación
"You can't put a price on sunsets like that..." umm it's called living there that would be the price of seeing something like that
nteresting Video! Phil Torres, I bit unfair but worthy content.You can fly directly from any main airport from North America and among central america countries to Managua Nicaragua, a fair cosmo city for the region.
@InGodWetrust69 I like the dollar as much as a dictator of Nicaragua #. There’s definitely no democracy they could not be any peace and nothing is normal.
the way the story was put together seems one-sided to me, although the majority of of Nicaraguans are well aware of the Monopoly game being played here by the government in benefiting Incorporation.
@Santiago Luquez 539 killed
The Hong Kong Financier just heads an International Consortium ! Just like Panama enlargement has international consortium help ! 👍👍👍👍
I feel for them to think a billionaire cares.
Since When you all intrested about nicaragua...
Good Doc but it did not need all the dramma. Less is more
Seriously what a bunch of drama...I appreciate what you're trying to do, but of course the country controls entry by journalists. You think foreign journalists aren't given a lot of attention when entering any other country?
Sorry, nice try but you're trying soooo hard it's kind of a joke. You don't talk to the scientist I know here who, if you would have bothered to contact him, would tell you that the canal route is not some sort of pristine ecosystem, human impacts have already made a huge impact. Plus, if someone really cares about the forest systems, keep in mind that massive reforestation needs to happen to reverse the CURRENT levels of loss of habitat. Guess what, a canal needs so much water that it's absolutely necessary that the forests are returned and improved so the rain will fall, they can capture the water, and be used in the locks.
I live here and if you are coming to Nicaragua, fly to Managua, the NIcaraguan capital for gods sake, not like these jokers!
In fact, let me know when you're flying in and I'll come and,pick you up at the airport for the "soft landing" service so you relax right from the start. You will have a great experience, so please come and visit!
Cheers, Mike @ El Porton Verde, Managua
@Mike El Porton Verde drama has been going for about 539 killings, 800 plus political prisoners and 50,000 people left fearing for they life. Drama
No pictures allowed? That is a ruled in any airport... This "reporter" is dramatizing.
Laura Cortez foolishness you speak China
Some of the fakest reporting I have ever seen. Laughable.
I wanted to see the video about what kind of country Nicaragua is, and found only this sad story
So Nicaragua should not be allowed to compete with Panama.
I'm not saying I love the idea of carving up the earth. But this is so one sided.
Thank you for your video and the info, it was very interesting.
Poor in eeuu viva nicaragua
wanna make 'em abandon the project, give 'em money, it's that simple.
thank you for this great video 😀
lies,lies,lies,lies,as always.let them grow in peace.bad propaganda.76% of the Nicaraguan people want the canal.of course is not own by the USA is bad
@ronald morales lies? How about the family burned alive including the babies? Nicaragua isn’t ok, they have dictatorship and not democracy
Lmao Nicaragua is the one of the safest countries in Latin America and safer than panama....
@Iced Tea Beverage no is not safe and nothing is normal there.
I appreciate you shine like on the effects of building the canal. But I cant take it serious when you misrepresent the country as dangerous to go as far as going to El Salvador of all countries to get in, and claim they hate journalism and one army person who will send a signal..
i love this documentary it is so cool
You tried very hard to make Nicaragua look dangerous. But you were too obvious. Fail!
Also, just take a look at Panama. Its way more developed than any other Central American country, and it's because of the Canal. So it has been proven that the Canal will create a huge economic impact in favor of the Nicaraguans.
I hate it when people care more about saving a strip of a jungle than lifting people out of poverty.
@D T oh it’s dangerous doubleToy. 539 killed be Ortegas military police seems dangerous for everyone
What a beat up
#s 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) Salvador Montenegro, Director (Or former Director) of the Water resources Research Centre or CIRA (Spanish), for how long did he witnessed the damaging of Managua and Nicaragua lakes without saying, I will say, almost nothing, but even worst how many students he graduated as engineers, I have no idea but being Nicaraguan Higher Education Students, at the bottom of the sac when you compare them with other students across Central, Latin And North America (not including USA or Canada) I doubt he has the knowledge and the expertise to criticize the studies by experts or companies like ERM with which I agree (even if I am not a scientist) but I have more understanding than his political opposition bosses (and NGOs) he is serving to.
When asked about the destruction of lake Cocibolca, he coincides with other scientists (Katherine Vammen and others) which common answers are as simple as any high schoolers could give, so ambiguous they are. One classic example is the removal of the sediments in the bottom of the lake, they claim that they will be re-suspended which shows their lack of the minimum knowledge on this matter, in my opinion those sediments will be removed by sucking them out and not by shoveling them out of the lake, and also I suppose that they are planing to build a barrier to prevent the sediments on the sides to fill up the trench, though some sediments will accumulate over the years and will have to be removed as routine maintenance. I do not understand how such "scientists" are against the technological advances and suggesting that the 21st Century's technology is behind that of the 19th Century, and that it doesn,t have the answers for all the problems that present a project like that, if I myself "know" how to solve some of them not that I have the capacity to do it, but still I will do better than them. About "salinization" of the lake, if its level is about 105 ft asl, and they will not mix 100% of sea water with fresh water because they will use water saving basins plus the incorporation of the Atlanta lake tha will provide running water to avoid the "invasion" of the Punta Gorda river by the sea, some contamination will occur but that will be minimal, if not explain how Gatun lake is not salty after 100 years of operation, similarly all the challenges could be solved by the advances of the 21st Century I repeat.
The las point is about the #19, in which Lopez B argues that creatig 25000 jobs does not justifies removing 119000 people, and that "to risk of all our must valuable resources"....... "it doesn't make sense". she is purposely altering the numbers, but even if those were real the impact of a canal is not only because of the people working on the construction but after that, and she doesn't mention that the Economy of Panama helped by the new businesses (tourism, Banks, shipping, factories in duty free zone etc, etc, etc). Must important, we are not 100000 we are 6 million and a half people, if we do not use our resources, what do we need them for, maybe for the first world to come and take them for a couple of million Euros or US Dollars?
if it is build by American , u don't have so many issue to talk
@Justin Tang The recent death of 549 people that were murdered by the dictator
I will center my coments on some of the must interesting points against the Nicaragua Canal "Project", and I will focus on the paragraphs instead of, on the comments by the people:
#3) If is there any real big project in the world that doesn't require the "modification" of the beautiful, pristine nature: read Emma Marris, Science Journalist, I'll just quote a couple of words from reason.com free minds and free markets "The Myth of Pristine Nature" a review of "Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World", "Nature is almost everywhere. But wherever it is,there is one thing nature is not: pristine" writes the science journalist in her engaging new book. She adds, "WE must temper our romantic notion of untrammeled wilderness and find room next to it for the more nuanced notion of a global half-wild rambunctious garden, tended by us". Marris' message will disconfort both environmental activists and must ecologists who are in thrall to the damaging cult of pristine wilderness and the false ideology of the balance of nature. But it should encourage the rest of us. I see the uncompromising obsession, of the scientists and environmentalists, that even lie and put first their romanticism over de development of the whole country, and, I am certain, they will push the country at the edge of war, or destroy it,s unity instead of admitting that a developed Nicaragua will be more capable of reversing the damage already done, and will continue to be done by agriculture and other human activities on the rain forests mountains and must important river basins (7 to the Caribean) and the smaller but not less importants to the Atlantic.
not happening now so don`t worry
If they build that its gona ruin the country side and possibly rhe environment there.
Greed, money 50 billions this Chinese guy is going to invest and 2 or 3 years he is going to get his money back and after that only profit, and the president of Nicaragua gets his share, GREEDY people,the rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer
You don't have to worry about being mistaken for professional journalists!
@sam nelson you sure didn’t do your research. Just like most, a quick glance and killing of journalists seems pretty normal.. I mean, Trump didn’t care about that Middle Eastern chopped into bacons
You only opinion it dosen't count, because the7% of Nicaraguense whant de Canal.
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Wow. It will destroy your ecosystem and the canal needs to be deeper and it will NOT be your Presidents legacy. It will be his downfall and disgrace, I hope it is built more south. I do not understand why they arent listening. It will not employ for long. They need a railway across the country and it wont destroy anything. People will always be employed with Rail service.
this journalist strikes me as a spoiled Orange County man who failed as a Hollywood actor LOL.
What's with the lies? There is nothing dangerous about entering Nicaragua. Non sense.
@roger it’s a dangerous country and government military dictatorships
American made Panama Canal - Okay ok k 😀
China's upcoming Nicaragua Canal - End of the Planet
Al Jazeera's B grade propaganda in nutshell.
never knew Al Jezeera hired lefty dummies, aren' t there any smart Arabs?
@Araf bullying the best journalists in the world
Use Eminent Domain Laws to build the canal. Nicaragua only has 6 million people. This canal will generate Jobs, foster Tourism, New life, buildings, hotels, beach front property like in Panama. Each ship pays a fortune to cross, it will generate Billions, it will connect Brasil and eastern Southamerica with China. El canal va a generar empleos, El turismo va a crecer como en Panama, edificios y hoteles en la playa, cada barco paga una fortuna para poder cruzar... Brasil y el este de Sudamerica va estar mas conectado con China. Petroleo se puede exportar a China por el Canal de Nicaragua. Nicaragua va a ser el mas rico per capita de Latinoamerica.
@Spanish Inquisition It would only generate money for the dictator
Forget about the canal Nicaragua! ...Live in Misery and Poverty.
This is a most ridiculous so call documentary about the canal
If a canal doesn't bring wealth then why is Panama the wealthiest country in Central America, by far?
Bro.... This video's drama is a joke lol
maybe there should be a canada canal if this becomes reality seeing as EVERYONE wants a canal these days