Managua for cities and towns who tend to be considerably further from the main highway roads. Nicaraguan bus companies, often referred to as "Chicken Buses", serve both urban and rural areas to remedy the lack of sufficient infrastructure that plagues these towns or villages. Transportation infrastructure has grown outside of Managua and other Pacific coast cities and departments in recent years. A road from the river port city of El Rama to Pearl Lagoon, located in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, was completed in 2007. El Rama is connected by highway to Managua. Managua and Puerto Cabezas, located in the
2000 South American Cross Country Championships 2000 South American Cross Country Championships The 2000 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 5–6, 2000. The races were held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, jointly with the Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships. Complete results, results for junior and youth competitions, and medal winners were published. This is an unofficial extraction from the results. According to an unofficial count, a total of 195 athletes from 16 countries participated. According to an unofficial count, 81 athletes from 7 countries were competing for the South American Cross Country Championships. According to an unofficial count, 86 athletes from