The volcanic island in the middle of the lake
July 3rd 2009 Knowing that we were going to be heading toward a country that was not as developed as Costa Rica or Panama did nothing to prepare us for the utter incompetence of the Nicaraguan border authorities. Note: the ones we encountered were not corrupt. They were simply not up to the task of running a border crossing.
Costa Rican immigration was polished and efficient. We then walked for a few minutes
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