How would Snowden manage Managua?

I once worked for a firm with an open plan office design and atrium from floor to roof, with glass lifts. We used to joke that management could watch our every move. "Employee number #3462, return to your desk immediately." Maybe it's  not so funny when you realise that Big Brother is able to track our phone calls, Facebook messages, Skype contacts and who knows what else, even if you live 1000s of miles away. Not that there really are ranks of analysts poring over our every :) text and holiday snap. Even so, Edward Snowden has a point. He has certainly polarised opinion, with some calling for him to receive a presidential pardon or even the Congressional Medal of Honour, while others berate him for breaking the law and oath of secrecy. But if you decide to become a whistle-blower you must first think about where you want to live. His preferred choice appears to have been Iceland but this didn't work because to apply for asylum there you actually need to be in the country. His choices have been whittled down to just three: Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua. None are going to be that easy to get to from Moscow. He would probably find Nicaragua quite strange given he was brought up in North Carolina and appears to have no Latin American experience. Managua seems like quite a pleasant place as long as you stay on the right side of town but it's pretty hot and muggy especially in summer. Living there would surely put him in close touch with people who really dislike America. Daniel Ortega, the president, is a friend of Iran and supported Muammar Gaddafi. How to square that with Snowden's stand on human rights? (I need not mention the irony of Snowden's current sojourn in Moscow, where human rights are two dirty words). The QSL is one of my best:  a friendly letter from Radio Miskut in Puerto Cabezas on the Nicaraguan coast, heard in Kent in 1997, using just 1 kiloWatt. They were playing Jim Reeves songs which helped to compile the reception report. The Director of Operations, Evaristo Mercado Pérez, also kindly signed my self-made card and filled in the details.