The first segment of the new canal route in Nicaragua starts in Puerto Corinto on the Pacific, extends to Lake Xolotlán in Managua, passes through the central region of the country, and ends in ...

The Government of Nicaragua has cancelled plans from a Chinese businessman to construct a $50bn canal through the country ...

Of the 120.53 miles of canal, 22.19 miles will consist of an artificial channel dug below the bottom of Nicaragua Lake, and 27.96 miles will consist of a similar channel dug through sand and silt ...

The proposed canal is set to intersect Lake Nicaragua, known locally as Lake Cocibolca, sending cargo ships and tankers straight through the largest source of freshwater in Central America.