It is becoming a more and more popular tourist destination and has recently (2009) received a new road courtesy of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a U.S. foreign aid agency created by the U.S. Congress in 2004 to disburse the war reparation settlement won by Nicaragua at the World Court in the Hague. There are many hotel beach bars catering to backpackers, surfers, foreign aid project workers, religious groups, and expats.
It has gained popularity as a tourist destination and has recently (2009) been granted a new road by the Millennium Challenge Corporation, an U.S. foreign aid agency established in 2004 to manage reparations for Nicaragua at the Hague World Court. There are various hotels and beach bars available for backpackers, surfers, foreign aid workers, religious groups, and expatriates.