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This is a detailed report on that trip: * Panama to Costa Rica: 19 hours, $25, Borders fee $10 * Costa Rica to Nicaragua: 8 hours, $10, Borders fee $10 * Nicaragua to San Salvador, through Honduras 12 hours, $25, Borders fee $20 * San Salvador to Guatemala: 6 hours, $8, no borders fee * So entire bus fee was $68, borders fee was $40 and it takes 45 hours.

Central America (part IV)

Alex Mumzhiu
2006-03-22 18:46:53

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of Karelia. There are pine trees and stone cliffs everywhere. The floor in the forest is covered by a thick layer of pine tree needles and is relatively flat. So it is possible to ride bike in the forest, like I did in Karelia. It reminded me of the first orienteering competition on bikes in Leningrad. I was the leader of my Technological Institute team. The most interesting episode happened when we approached the finish line. We realized that we came from the wrong side and have to cross the river to get to the finish line. The river was covered with a thin layer of ice, so we broke the ice with bikes and crossed the river. Here too, I discovered myself on wrong side of prolonged lake Arareco and as in old days crossed this lake holding
bike above my head.

Canyon County is a motorcyclist's playground. I met there three American motorcyclists on huge Kawasaki bikes. Oldest of them, 77, broke his leg, but he continue biking in a cast, great man. I figured out how to go through the Copper Canyon on bicycle. But it would take at least a week, which I did not have. I rode my bike only on initial part of the way down, from Greel to El Divisadero. Even this part I did not finish, because I was afraid to miss the train. So I hitch-hiked on track carrying bulldozer and finished the last part of my route in bulldozer operators seat.

Alex Mumzhiu
McLean Va USA
May 19 2004 8pm

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