Hey Lisa, we are four bikers currently in San Jose in Costa Rica. We were sent back from the Nicaraguan border two days ago due to security concerns of the Nicaraguan officials at Las Chiles. A day earlier and we would have entered. For the time being entering Nicaragua seems highly unlikely (they won't let you). Apart from that the situation in Nicaragua is worsening with not only only all main roads through the country being blocked but as far we are told, also robberies on locals and tourists alike. You will find reports of people who crossed these blockades but we are concerned about how much the situation deteriorated in the last two days only.We are therefore looking into returning back to Panama for transfer of motorcycles to either Mexico or Miami. Crossing into Costa Rica costs you USD 32 insurance so unless you want to spend time here, I recommend to stay in Panama and look for alternatives by boat or air or wait for updates either through this forum or then on the PanAmerican Travelers Association on Facebook where you will find more frequent updates.
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