Daniel Ortega: Sandinista

US involvement and intervention in Nicaragua is very well-documented and has a long and inglorious history that continues today.Its interest in the area was awakened by the abundance of natural resources and its desire to build a canal through either Nicaragua or Panama — perhaps both — in order to secure regional dominance and shorten the distance between New York and San Francisco.It eventually opted for Panama as the site for its canal — however Nicaragua remained very much on the US radar.