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Lost in Limbo: The Unexpected Struggles of Crossing into Costa Rica
Keep Calm and Carry On?
Travel has been both exceptionally affordable and easy so far in Nicaragua. The staff in the hostels spoke English, there was a long list of great tours and day trips to choose from, and shuttling from one place to the next was a breeze.
We had encountered some challenging, and even scary, border crossings on this trip, but I thought the one from Nicaragua to Costa Rica would be simple. I expected it to be easy. How wrong I was…
We wasted two days in San Juan del Sur just trying to find a company that would take us to the border.
First, we heard our hotel provided transportation, but not for at least another ten days (and only if they had enough people). Another hostel was a dead end, as were several travel agencies. Some had closed down, while others didn’t offer transport to Costa Rica at all. For those that did, we were told we would need to find enough people to fill the minibus ourselves. You might find this hard to believe, but we didn’t have a supply of 20 friends at our disposal who wanted to cross the border into Costa Rica exactly when we did.
