The Government of Nicaragua annulled this Friday the restriction on the entry into the national territory of photographic or cinematographic cameras for television, digital or camcorders under the traveling regime.
“By presidential decision, all restrictions on the introduction of photographic, cinematographic, filmographic equipment are eliminated,” said the Vice President of Nicaragua, Rosario Murillo, in a speech through government media.
Murillo, wife of President Daniel Ortega, argued that “there are many people who are coming here (Nicaragua) to make documentaries,” so “there are no restrictions on the introduction of filming or photography equipment.”
The decision of the Nicaraguan Executive was announced two days after having established that, before entering Nicaragua, travelers needed to obtain an endorsement from the National Cinematheque that they had to present before the customs authority.
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Tourists could only introduce a photographic device and a long-sighted glass.
In the case of binoculars, he needed a “certificate of non-regulation” so that it would not be withheld.
“There are more and more people interested in visiting us, in bird watching, for example, many people come to look at them, tour our heritage beauties, many people to live with us,” Murillo reasoned.
The decision of the Sandinista government had been criticized by organizations such as the “Connectas” Journalistic Platform for the Americas, which compared the Central American country with North Korea, even by followers of Ortega who considered that with the restriction an opportunity to document the beauties was lost. natives of Nicaragua. EFE
