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San Jose and surroundings | Monteverde | Costa Rica - Nicaragua border

Costa Rica - Nicaragua border

We had to queue on the border for 5 (!!) hours as it was Christmas time, therefore all the Nicaraguas working in Costa Rica were heading home for Christmas and there were many, many people!
who wants to buy a hammock on a border?
who wants to buy a hammock on a border?		 buy some cold drinks
buy some cold drinks		 change Costa Rican colons to Nicaraguan cordobas
change Costa Rican colons to Nicaraguan cordobas		 our tour leader Paddy trying to come up with alternative solutions if we fail to cross the border today..
our tour leader Paddy trying to come up with alternative solutions if we fail to cross the border today..		 us in the queue
us in the queue
no shame in satisfying basic needs!
no shame in satisfying basic needs!		 plenty of food to keep you full when queue'ng
plenty of food to keep you full when queue'ng		 change Costa Rican colons to Nicaraguan cordobas
change Costa Rican colons to Nicaraguan cordobas		 the end of the queue
the end of the queue		 notice the frustrated expressions
notice the frustrated expressions
another lady frustrated with a long queue
another lady frustrated with a long queue		 us in the queue
us in the queue		 how long more?
how long more?		 change some more money
change some more money

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Angi 29-Apr-2007 23:40
is there always that long of a wait? even if your travelling by bus?
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