A partnership has been formed between the Nicaraguan government and the Spanish group Barceló to build an international airport in the Montelimar resort, in San Rafael del Sur.
An article in Laprensa.com.ni reports that "The Government of Nicaragua and the Spanish hotel group Barceló have signed an agreement to build an international airport in the Montelimar resort, in the Pacific, officials said on Sunday.
The Government announced an agreement with “Grupo Barceló” to build an international airport, plus additional Spanish investment in tourism.
Bayardo Arce, Nicaraguan Presidential advisor, announced several agreements with Spanish companies and with the Spanish Chamber of Commerce.
Antonio Pérez-Hernández, Spanish Ambassador in Nicaragua, announced that “Spain will assist in a project to develop the tourism sector, prepared by the Nicaraguan Tourism Institute in alliance with the Inter-American Development Bank”. He added that Spain has agreed with Luxembourg and the European Commission to “elaborate a plan to foster all aspects of tourism in Nicaragua”.
Spain's Barceló hotels group announced plans to build three more hotels in Central America.
Speaking in Managua, Juan José Ribas, the chain's regional director, said one of the new hotels would be built in the Nicaraguan capital and another in Panama. He did not say where the third would be built.