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Nicaragua Raids Costa Rica, Blames Google Maps

Posted by Soulskill on from the i-was-just-following-my-gps dept.

Garabito writes "An error on Google Maps has caused an international conflict in Central America. A Nicaraguan military commander, relying on Google Maps, moved troops into an area near San Juan Lake along the border between his country and Costa Rica (Google translation of Spanish original). The troops are accused of setting up camp there, taking down a Costa Rican flag and raising the Nicaraguan flag, doing work to clean up a nearby river, and dumping the sediment in Costa Rican territory."

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  1. Re:Yeah... by hosecoat · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "taking down a Costa Rican flag", should have been another big clue

  2. Re:doing work to clean up a nearby river? by dkleinsc · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Which suggests that the "Google Maps" explanation is probably a BS excuse for accidentally-on-purpose dumping stuff in Costa Rica.

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