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The waters of Nicaragua

Nicaragua has granted a Hong Kong company the right to build a $40 billion interoceanic canal. Here's a look at the water surrounding and within the Central American country

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The waters of Nicaragua

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  1. Tourists relax at the El Transito beach along the Nicaraguan Pacific Coast, February 16, 2013. REUTERS-Oswaldo Riva

  2. Children play on a beach in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua May 26, 2013. REUTERS-Oswaldo Riva

  3. A boy jumps into the waters of Lake Xolotlan, also known as Lake Managua, which has an area of approximately 1000 sq km and has been receiving raw sewage from Managua's one million residents since 1920, in Managua June 5, 2012. REUTERS-Oswaldo Riva

  4. A tourist takes a picture of an Olive Ridley turtle during nesting season at the La Flor Wildlife Refugee, about 150 km (93 miles) south of Managua November 14, 2012. REUTERS-Oswaldo Riva

  5. Children play on a boat on the shores of Lake Xolotlan, also known as Managua Lake, in Managua September 29, 2012. REUTERS-Oswaldo Riva

  6. A woman collects wood for fuel on the shores of Lake Xolotlan, also known as Managua Lake, in Managua September 29, 2012. REUTERS-Oswaldo Riva

  7. Children play near the shores of the polluted Waswali River, near Matagalpa April 20, 2012. REUTERS-Oswaldo Riva

  8. Peasant women wash their clothes in the polluted Waswali River, near Matagalpa April 20, 2012. REUTERS-Oswaldo Riva

  9. A fisherman casts a net over the waters of Lake Cocibolca, also known as Lake of Nicaragua March 21, 2012. REUTERS-Oswaldo Riva

  10. A man arrives at Salvador Allende port after he takes part in celebrating 'La Purisima' on Xolotlan Lake in Managua City December 8, 2012. REUTERS-Oswaldo Riva

  11. People onboard a ship celebrate 'La Purisima' along Xolotlan Lake in Managua City December 8, 2012. REUTERS-Oswaldo Riva

  12. A Taiwanese Naval frigate arrives at Corinto port, some 152 km (94 miles) west of Managua April 11, 2013. REUTERS-Oswaldo Riva

  13. Mark Cameron of Australia receives a kiss after surfing during the semi-finals of the men's International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Championship 2012 at Colorado beach in Tola Nicaragua July 22, 2012. REUTERS-Oswaldo Riva

  14. The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort is pictured at the background as tourists walk on the beach in San Juan Port, some 140 km (87 miles) south of the capital Managua June 20, 2011. REUTERS-Oswaldo Riva

  15. Melania Hernandez, the widow of Luis Gevara, crosses the Zopilotera river after coming from work at a sugar cane plantation in the village La Isla (The Island) in Chichigalpa January 5, 2012. REUTERS-Oswaldo Riva

  16. A volunteer from MOSAICO, a non-governmental organization, carries a tyre and other objects which she picked up from the shore of Cocibolca Lake March 22, 2012. REUTERS-Oswaldo Riva

  17. A woman bathes her son at Lake Cocibolca, also known as Lake of Nicaragua March 21, 2012. REUTERS-Oswaldo Riva

  18. A ferry boat awaits tourists on the Cocibolca Lake with the Concepcion Volcano in the background at Ometepe Island May 22, 2012. REUTER-Oswaldo Riva

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