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Nicaragua Azul (An extraordinary book)

Fabio Buitrago is a PADI Course Director and Ph.D. student at Boston University and is deeply involved in conservation and advocacy in his home country, Nicaragua. Using his large collection of photographs and extensive knowledge of marine ecosystems, Fabio created the textbook “Nicaragua Azul” to be delivered to students and teachers across Nicaragua and the Central American region. The book thoroughly describes Nicaragua’s geological, climatic, and oceanographic features, including oceans (Pacific and Caribbean) and the complex array of freshwater rivers, lagoons, and crater lakes unknown to most Nicaraguans.

At Ocean Wishes, we are raising funds to help Fabio print 100 additional books in English and contribute to increasing the knowledge and awareness that young English-speaking Nicaraguans have of the submerged ecological heritage that the country boasts. As Jaques Cousteau said: “We protect what we love,” but we cannot love and protect what we don’t know! We aim to raise $5,000 to print 100 books ($50 per book) by January 30, 2024.