date:Aug 11, 2014
is the consequence of El Nino, Luis Fernando Alvarado, researcher at Costa Rica's Meteorological Institute, told AFP. Other experts blame deforestation.
No water, no life
To cope with loss of crops, governments have imported US and Mexican corn and beans from Ethiopia.
Nicaragua has approved a $300,000 fund to feed cattle while Honduras has sent food to 30,000 families.
Roman, the Boaco farmer, said he would emigrate to Costa Rica or Panama in the coming months to find work there if the