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Andres Oppenheimer: Nicaragua’s trans-oceanic environmental scandal

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November 27th, 2014 -

Editor’s Note: This is an editorial opinion column by Andres Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer is an Argentine journalist who resides in the United States. He is the Latin American editor and syndicated foreign affairs columnist with The Miami Herald and is the author of “Saving the Americas” (Random House, 2007) and four other best-selling books. He is a regular political analyst with CNN en Español, and anchors his own Spanish-language television show, Oppenheimer Presenta. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Inside Costa Rica.


Forget about the Deepwater Horizon. If Nicaragua’s $50 billion trans-oceanic canal scheduled to start construction December 22 becomes a reality, it could be the world’s biggest environmental disaster in recent memory. That’s the conclusion of many environmental experts upon hearing the first detailed public presentation of the pharaonic project by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Chinese…


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  • Ken Morris

    Given the Miami Herald’s strident anti-Ortega stance, I expected to hate this article. Instead, I find it one of the better criticisms of the canal.

    Granted, the writer really only has one source forecasting environmental damage from the canal, and who knows whether that fellow knows what he’s talking about. The other sources are merely expressing concern about the absence of an environmental impact study, not concerns about environmental damage. Even so, proceeding without the study and in the face of at least one informed guy’s reservations is a concern.

    I also liked Jaime Incer Barquero’s admission that he actually hasn’t spoken with Ortega, since even he has to go through Rosario first. This is the way it works in Nicaragua now. However, I’m pretty sure that Ortega talks with anyone he wants to, which tells me that Incer Barquero isn’t among those with an inside track. It could follow that bitterness over his exclusion is coloring his opinions.

    But overall this piece adds to the discussion, and I therefore appreciate it.

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