The campesinos in Chimaltepe lost all of their crops due to Hurricane Mitch. While waiting for the next planting season they have decided to start this reforestation project. The people of Nicaragua supposedly live in a democracy with civil rights. The reality is that the political system has run dry. Many, perhaps most people, feel that all political parties offer no real options.
People have no trust in political parties.
There has been a substantive increase in poverty. The gap between the rich and poor grows. There is no national plan for development. Society does not know where it is headed. There is rampant unemployment.