At the heart of Central America, Nicaragua offers an abundance of nature, amazing beaches, authentic colonial flavor, the charm of the culture of coffee, according to the presentation made by the owner of INTUR, Mario Salinas, who presents also a new and unique destination within the country, Rio San Juan, while speaking of the Nicaraguan government policy to encourage investment in tourism.
More than a year, Nicaragua announced that Spanish investors sought for tourism. Have reached agreements?
To date we have Barceló Hotels and Hotels Globules (Camino Real) and Spanish hotel chains, in addition to Spanish investors have built seven independent hotels to benefit from our investment laws.
Currently there are two very important laws in Nicaragua to support investors. On the one hand, Law 344, which allows repatriation of all capital investment and gives the full right of ownership, in addition to the free convertibility of the currency. On the other hand, we have the law 306 of Incentives for Tourism Industry, which offers, among other benefits, 10 years of tax exemption (between 80% and 100% of Income Tax, 100% Property Tax Real, 100% import duties and taxes on the purchase of building materials, furniture, equipment, vehicles and accessories), said Salinas.
He said is absolutely true that Nicaragua is a unique and original. Whenever we ask the tourists who visit us would emphasize what we have, in addition to the natural and architectural beauty, which pleases them most, is people.
Nicaragua is a land of lakes and volcanoes, colonial cities, to beaches, coffee area? That is, a variety of tourist attractions that remains largely intact. It is also a country that surprises with its sensitivity. As you know, the great poet born Nicaragua Rubén Dario and we welcome the annual International Poetry Festival in Granada, held in February, bringing together more than 100 poets from 45 countries.
Salinas said the minister; the Water Route is one of our big bets. Apart from AECI, the Government of Nicaragua, through the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has designated the Rio San Juan as a hub for tourism development under the name “Rio San Juan.” The region has been designated as Special Planning Area Tourism Development and its cultural-historical context, with its rich biodiversity.
This destination of great potential, including Solentiname Islands and the municipalities of San Carlos, El Castillo and San Juan de Nicaragua, the latter located at the mouth of Rio San Juan de Nicaragua to the Caribbean Sea.
In the Rio San Juan has the opportunity to experience nature in its splendor. In the river you can see crocodiles, monkeys, birds and iguanas in the wild virgin. Nearby there are significant reserves and Indian corn (declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO), and hiking, boating or boat, he said.
Finally, raised quetambién offers the ability to soak up its history and culture, visiting the fortress of San Carlos, the strength of the Immaculate Conception of El Castillo, the old dredger San Juan de Nicaragua, the cemeteries of San Juan del Norte andGreytown, and to experience together the artisans of the islands of Solentiname primitivism painting and crafts typical of the region of balsa wood.