AQ Slideshow: Camp Harbor Head and the Border Between Nicaragua and Costa Rica
AQ Slideshow: Camp Harbor Head and the Border Between Nicaragua and Costa Rica
View an exclusive AQ slideshow of Camp Harbor Head, a camp run by the Sandinista Youth on the disputed San Juan River.
The border disputes between Nicaragua and Costa Rica date back to differing interpretations of a nineteenth century treaty, highlighting issues of environmentalism and nationalism. While Nicaragua accuses Costa Rica of contributing to environmental damage, Costa Rica maintains that members of Nicaragua’s Sandinista Youth Movement have invaded and occupied its territory.
One such dispute includes Camp Harbor Head—known as las Islas Portillos in Costa Rica—a 2-square-mile marshland...
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