Ship coming through the locks of the Panama Canal

New adventures: Costa Rica & Panama

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October 20th 2009
Happy after finally receiving the right stamp Just when I was about to leave Leon in Nicaragua I met a guy from the U.S. He liked my plan of taking the local buses to Costa Rica. So he decided to join me. We had to change bus several times before we got to the border with Costa Rica. At the Nicaraguan side we got the exit stamp and on the Costa Rican side we received the stamp to en ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica

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Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong techn... ... read more