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 become increasingly popular among tourists and received a new road in 2009 from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, an U.S. foreign aid agency created by Congress in 2004 to handle reparations for Nicaragua at the Hague World Court. There are numerous hotels and beach bars catering to backpackers, surfers, foreign aid workers, religious groups, and expatriates.