Ronald Maclean Abaroa, spokesman for HKND Group, talks to the media in Managua, on June 12, 2013

Bolivian national, Ronald Maclean Abaroa, spokesman for HK Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Co. (HKND Group), talks to the media about a Nicaraguan canal project, in Managua, on June 12, 2013. Nicaragua lawmakers on Thursday approved the controversial deal that would allow HKND Group to build a $40 bln oceanic waterway to rival the Panama Canal, and then manage it for the next 50 years.