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Yeah, I did the crossing yesterday. I'm in Honduras right now about to pack up for Nicaragua.

I'm staying in San Marcos de Colon-- a beautiful city that happens to be in the Nica border. Nicest border town ever!! Holtel Colonial has amazing parking and cheap rooms.

Anyway....

Yeah, we had to go to the computer shack to have the documents typed up... THEN "The Bank was closed" as it was the Monday holiday. I checked the banks across from Aduyana and they were actually locked. The customs agent was more than happy to help me with it though.

I don't care who gets the money, as long as I get all the legal paperwork and I have a factura saying what I should be paying.

We were harassed by TONS of "helpers"... there was no one at the border and it only took about 2 hours to get through. It only took 45 minutes for the 3rd guy I'm traveling with (Kiwivideo!) as he was watching the bikes as we were learning the procedures the first time through.

In total, there was about 43$ US in fees (Typing, bike import, and copias). I'm going to write a blog posting with the details in a day or two. I already have one for Guate->Nica crossing that took us 7 hours (3 hours were my own fault for having overstayed my bike's paperwork) You can read on my blog if you like.


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I crossed into Honduras (from Nicaragua) today. No issues for me or my Australian or Israeli buddies (both with US-plated bikes). The border crossing was almost pleasant - a lazy sunday afternoon on the Las Manos crossing. Highly recommended when going north.

The crossing you want to do, however, sucks. El Salvador -> Honduras on the interamericana is the WORST BORDER CROSSING in Central America. Be sure to get there early, it could take up to four hours (and I've heard worse stories). People try to scam you constantly. You should be able to get across spending only about $40-50 usd (crazy expensive for a 150km jaunt to Nica).

Beware the scam "the bank is closed". I just crossed on Sunday and the aduana agent was more than happy to take my $40 at the counter. Another scam: taking you to a place to have a document typed up for $20.

Honduras seems to be the only country in CA whose border is still operating in the 1970s. Pretty place though... although not the stretch you're going to drive through.

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