Los Manos Border Crossing – Honduras Here I Come!
I think this was the easiest border crossing so far and it’s got the bonus of being in a beautiful mountain range. The officials were friendly and helpful. Nicargua charges you $2 for leave the country (and $7 to get in!!) and Honduras charges you $3 to get in. Technically, there are not supposed to be any border charges between 4 countries after Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala entered into the CA4 pact that eliminates various border crossing procedures for many, but am I really going to sit there and argue in bad Spanish about the CA4 pact with a border official? No thanks. And yes, they count on that attitude I’m sure. I did get a receipt, tho ☺.
On the Honduras side I caught my nicest bus ride yet – a little over $5 for an express bus to Tegucigalpa, the capitol of Honduras. I was thoroughly enjoying my ride, complete with english language movie and Spanish sub-titles, when a disgusting Nicaraguan man who blew his nose into his hand then wiped it on whatever he could find sat down. When that didn’t work he just blew it into his shirt. Dude, you are seriously interfering with what was to be a great entry to Honduras. At least he’s a nica ☺. And I didn’t even bother to GENTLY decline his offer to go out on a date. A vigorous head-shake and NO did it. Sure, It’s valentines day but I’m not nearly that desperate. Actually, I didn’t realize it was valentines day until much later in the day.
Tags: border, central america, honduras, honduras, los manos, Nicaragua, ocotal, tegucigalpa, Travel
Peggy Rehm