Corinto

Days later, the U.S. consul in Corinto wired that “the backbone of the rebel uprising appears broken by opening railroad.”

Devil Dog David Talbot 2010

Butler would grow drearily familiar with “the infernal hell hole” of Corinto, the squalid port town that was the American entryway to Nicaragua.

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“I am going all the way to Corinto or ‘bust,’” Butler had written to Ethel before leaving Managua.

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Butler and his troops were headed for the port of Corinto, some 60 miles away, where they were to greet U.S. reinforcements.

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Butler succeeded in reaching Corinto, where he met with the commander of the Pacific fleet, Admiral William Southerland, who was assuming charge of the Nicaragua operation.

Devil Dog David Talbot 2010

That night, Butler stood watch as a marine escort entered the dark cathedral, lifted the suffering general onto a stretcher and gently carried him onto a train to Corinto, where he would safely board a ship to Panama.

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NICARAGUA 1896 Troops Marines land in port of Corinto.

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Standard Fruit guaranteed the partnership a fixed price per box of bananas meeting export-quality specifications; the contracted price f.o.b. the Port of Corinto was periodically renegotiated to allow for inflationary increases in high-use inputs.

Strategic Management in Developing Countries Case Studies James E. Austin 2000

Varying from 200 to 800 acres, the farms averaged about 450 acres and were 15-60 kilometers from the port of Corinto.

Strategic Management in Developing Countries Case Studies James E. Austin 2000

Some inputs plastic bags were barged into Corinto to avoid blockaded roads.

Strategic Management in Developing Countries Case Studies James E. Austin 2000