Blogs from Rio San Juan Region, Nicaragua, Central America Caribbean - page 3

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Ok, so the backspace button is a bit effed up here, but the usb plugs work. Too bad uploading pictures seems to be a bit much for this computer. Pictures later again. The Germans and I left Bocas for San Jose to hang out with some local rock star for a few days. We met him in Pueto Viejo and he invited us over to show us around. Went to some local bars, and eateries, then to the big festival thing that lasts for 10 days. We made it for the last day with some concert. It was actually one of the cheapest days ive had in Costa Rica because the entry fee is nothing and the sponser for the event is Imperial, the beer of Costa Rica, which was fairly priced. The show was... alright, ... read more
The flood
flood


We took the overnight boat from Ometepe to the village of San Carlos, located at the head of the Rio San Juan. We had planned to go down to El Castillo, the site of a Spanish fort, and spend a few days before returning to San Carlos and then up the Rio Frio to Costa Rica. Some advice to anyone travelling this route: no matter what you hear or are told, you cannot access money using a bank card nor can you charge anything to a card once you leave Ometepe!!!!! No ATMs on Ometepe, and the bank in San Carlos wouldn´t even take travellers checks....!!! We had enough $$$ to stay just one night on the river.....so sad.... Back to the trip.... When the boat arrived, it took on passengers, lots of plantains (like large ... read more
On the boat
On the boat
On the boat


Hola! Costa Rica ist schon ziemlich touristisch gepraegt, was man an den Menschen, den Strassen, eigentlich der ganzen Infrastruktrur merkt. Ist ja nicht verkehrt, fuer mich jedoch, ein bisschen nach dem Abenteuer suchend, aber etwas langweilig. So verliess ich San Jose mit dem Bus Richtung Nicaragua. Habe mir den Grenzuebergang Los Chiles ausgesucht, wo man nicht ueber den Landweg sondern ueber Wasser und mit Boot einreist. In Los Chiles endet die Strasse auf Costa Rica Seite, man holt sich seinen Ausreisestempel bei der "Migracion", die uebliche Ausreisegebuehr wird nicht verlangt und macht sich dann zu Fuss auf den Weg zum Fluss, wo die Boote nach San Carlos (Nicaragua) ablegen. Die Fahrt auf den Rio Frio dauert ca. 30 Minuten und auf halber Strecke passiert man den Grenzpfahl, kurz danach ist auch der erste militaerische Grenzposten, den ... read more
El Castillo
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