Distance driven today: 267 miles / 430 km Cumulative distance driven: 7,384 miles / 11,883 km Today’s trip: Managua, Nicaragua to San Jose, Cosa Rica International border crossings: 1 We left Managua at 7:30am in the morning, to avoid any rush hour traffic leaving the Nicaraguan capital. We made really good progress, and by 11am we were already at the border to Costa Rica. Since we have crossed enough Central American borders by now, we figured that we knew the drill really well, and that we had the right expectations. 3 hours later, we had passed through the last Costa Rican control, and had started riding towards the Capital San Jose, were we arrived early evening. Here is an account, of all the 35 steps required to pass the border from Nicaragua to Costa Rica: Step#1
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