Santa Elena

Costal Law 690:

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 The video above shows that our properties have been fenced on the ocean side (up to the point that such fencing is feasible).

In 2009 Nicaragua issued a new Coastal Law 690. The new law establishes a clear and irrefutable set of rules that guarantee land ownership along Nicaragua’s coastlines.

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The new Law states that oceanfront land within 50 meters of the high-tide line is public domain. 

However, the same Law further indicates that: All land legally acquired prior to the Law will be respected, as will all pre-existing structures and permits for land use or development (which we have)  within the affected coastal zones.” 

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The new Coastal Law of Nicaragua also prohibits any individual from buying beach-front property (including islands) unless (as in our case) the original land title was registered before the 1917 Nicaraguan Agrarian Reform Law. 

 

Because our original deeds date from the 19th century, prior to 1917, the dominion and ownership of the shores is protected in the new Law and -by Law- has has been grandfathered to present times.