Travelogue Media | Lauren: an account of Nicaragua

"Lauren", a community development worker who requested that her real name not be used, shared her experience living and working in Nicaragua. She spoke about the “dictabuena”, the legacy of the Sandinista revolution, feminism in Central America, and the political unrest in April last year that prompted her to leave the country. English, 1 hr.

2:11 Introduction
4:04 image of Nicaragua
6:28 interactions with Nicaraguans
11:51 attitudes toward estadounidenses
14:45 experience as a woman traveling in Central America
20:32 Break
21:17 feminism in Nicaragua and C.A.
29:34 U.S. and Latin America and women’s reproductive rights
34:34 Bernie Sanders interview upon returning from a trip to Nicaragua in 1985
35:25 response, the legacy of revolution, socialism
40:00 the events of April 2018
49:12 returning to Nicaragua, advice for travellers
52:33 resources for further info
54:11 outro

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