Politics & Government
For much of its path, the San Juan River, seen August 30, 2012, marks the disputed border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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Two Nicaraguan soldiers walk near a sports center that the ruling Sandinista Front has built in San Juan de Nicaragua, a strategic border town with Costa Rica, August 31, 2012. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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Mayor Misael Morales of San Juan de Nicaragua says the Sandinista Front views his town as a strategic border outpost and is pouring resources there. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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Townspeople congregate outside a small store in San Juan de Nicaragua, August 31, 2012, a town along the disputed border with Nicaragua. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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A Sandinista Front activist, Jose Luis Argenal, commands an outpost of Nicaraguan activists laying claim to Isla Calero, an island to which both Costa Rica and Nicaragua lay claim. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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Tourists and fishermen stay at the Rio Indio Lodge, nestled in jungle in far southeastern Nicaragua. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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A monkey steals a plantain hanging from a beam at a tourist hotel in jungle near San Juan de Nicaragua, a historic town that is coming back to life, September 1, 2012. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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Visitors sit in the lobby of the Rio Indio Lodge, a main tourist destination in Nicaragua's remote southeastern corner, August 31, 2012. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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An engraved wrought-iron gate protects an American cemetery in San Juan de Nicaragua, August 31, 2012. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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A former U.S. ship captain is among the foreigners buried at one of the cemeteries in San Juan de Nicaragua, a ghost town that is coming back to life.(Tim Johnson/MCT)
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A new terminal with Caribbean architecture sits beside the airstrip at the $12 million airport constructed in San Juan, Nicaragua, a key border point with Costa Rica, August 30, 2012. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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