Nicaragua Tourism grew 8.3 pct in 1st five months of 2014

Nicaragua welcomed 545,174 foreign visitors in the first five months of this year, which represents a growth of 8.3 percent over the same period in 2013, according to figures released by the Nicaraguan Tourism Institute, or Intur.
Between January and May 2013, Nicaragua received 503,077 foreign tourists, which means that in the same period this year there was "a substantial increase" of 8.3 percent, the executive president of Intur, Mayra Salinas, told reporters.