Monkey Point

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Monkey Point (or Pim's Bay) is a village in South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaragua, south of Bluefields.{{cite book|last=Society of Arts|title=Abstract of the proceedings|publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology|year=1890|edition=Digitized Dec 5, 2007|volume=18|pages=94|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A1USAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22pim%27s+bay%22&pg=PA94}}

It is located near the site of a planned US$350 million seaport, to be financed by Iran and Venezuela.{{cite magazine|last=Morrissey|first=Siobhan|date=2007-09-10|title=Iran's Romance of Nicaragua|magazine=Time online|publisher=Time Inc.|url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1660500,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-world|url-status=dead|accessdate=2007-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020103056/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1660500,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-world|archive-date=2012-10-20}}{{cite news|date=December 17, 2007|title=Iran Is Making a Greater Push Into Nicaragua|publisher=FOX News Network, LLC.|agency=Fox News|location=New York City|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/iran-is-making-a-greater-push-into-nicaragua|url-status=live|access-date=2011-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026142238/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,317193,00.html|archive-date=2012-10-26}} More recently American and South Korean investors have expressed interest in developing a container terminal there.[http://www.laprensa.com.ni/archivo/2008/julio/25/noticias/economia/273706.shtml Luis Núñez Salmerón, La Prensa July 25, 2008]; {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080729010451/http://www.laprensa.com.ni./archivo/2008/julio/25/noticias/economia/273706.shtml |date=July 29, 2008 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2010/07/07/economia/30625 |title=Harán puerto Monkey Point - LA PRENSA — EL Diario de los Nicaragüenses |accessdate=2011-07-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813073852/http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2010/07/07/economia/30625 |archivedate=2011-08-13 }} Monkey Point Port Will Be Constructed This container terminal will be situated at the Caribbean end of the planned Ecocanal, which will link Monkey Point to the town of Corinto on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua.