Google Maps Incorrectly Draws Border; Nicaragua Raids Costa Rica

The title bestowed on Google as the most popular and powerful search engine in the world is well known, but the power to start a war? That appears to be the case in Central America, where an error on the site’s Maps feature has caused an international conflict. A Nicaraguan military commander reportedly used Google Maps to execute a move of his troops into an area near along the border of his country and Costa Rica.