Absolutely! I wish all the men and women who have stayed at Joluva would speak up and make their voices known. Jan and Francis need there support and the "authorities" in Granada need to know that we KNOW what they are up to. Please keep us updated if you hear any news of Jan and Francis.

Now they are being persecuted for being gay, pure and simple. I don’t believe for one instant that they EVER promoted child prostitution. I hope that gay newspapers, magazines and television channels get a hold of this story and run it. Jan and Francis deserve justice and I’m just afraid they won’t get it in Nicaragua. I had planned to return this year or next but if Jan and Francis are not treated fairly, Nicaragua will never again get my tourist dollars. There are other countries in Central America that I’d love to visit…guess Costa Rica and Panama are calling. Wake up Nicaragua! Granada is a lovely colonial city that is attractive to all folks, including gay people. They’ll come and spend there American dollars just like the straight folk. Don’t persecute gay people because of your outdated, homphobic machismo attitude! I wish someone would set up a fund to donate money to their legal defense. I don’t have a lot of money but I’d certainly throw some dollars their way!

I suspect someone wants Joluva’s property, something Jan and Francis have worked hard to build up, and fear it will be “confiscated” and taken away from them permanently. And as for underaged boys, the times I was there, I witnessed them asking for food or money OUTSIDE the front door and Jan, Francis or one of the workers shooed them away. Maybe a couple of times Jan might have handed them out something to eat—what a horrible thing to do….give a hungry kid something to eat. Jan and Francis helped Nicaragua and encouraged tourism in Granada by creating a welcoming envirnoment that made people like myself want to return to Granada.

I stayed at Joluva several times with my ex from 2006 through 2010. Jan and Francis were always kind and helpful. They were respectful to gay and straight people alike. I never saw anything inappropriate during the times I visited (I was there 5 or 6 times). I was never offered sexual favors and it was never suggested by either of the owners. What I did get was laughter, a lot of interesting conversation, suggestions on where to eat and what to do. I believe this is nothing more than a gay witch hunt. I heard stories about “flower” girls, young girls who would give you more than flowers in the square at Granada at night. Why isn’t the issue being addressed and STOPPED?