Main Road in El Castillo

Title

Main Road in El Castillo
Nicaragua Canal

Subject

canals; townscapes (built environment); streetscapes

Description

El Castillo is a pedestrian-only town, with no cars.
This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.
In late January 2014, Chinese investment group HKND announced plans to cut a 286 kilometer long and 83 meter wide canal across Nicaragua from the Pacific to the Atlantic. 2014-15 is potentially the last chance to document the Nicaraguan landscape from the Pacific to the Atlantic, along the canal route, before construction begins. There are many questions that I aim to gain perspective on from this trip. 1. What is Nicaragua now, and what might it become? 2. How do the locals feel about the canal? 3. How might tourism be impacted by the canal? 4. What might the viewsheds of the future become for Lake Nicaragua and the Pacific coast?

Creator

Gelband, Lara

Rights

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Lara Gelband

Type

Garden and Landscape

Identifier

T0182

Coverage

El Castillo, Nicaragua

Files

13508250-P1200235.JPG

Citation

Gelband, Lara, “Main Road in El Castillo,” Spitzer School of Architecture, accessed November 2, 2024, http://digitalscholarship.ccny.cuny.edu/architecture/items/show/872.

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