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Ometepe to San Juan del Sur

Once you get off the $2usd / 35 cord ferry ride from Ometepe to the mainland you will have a couple options: You can grab a taxi to the bus depot in San Jorge, this should cost no more than $1.50usd — haggling will be required. Then you can hop on a chicken bus to … Continue reading »

granada // map

copan ruinas // map

las penitas // map

leon // map

The long, arduous journey to Little Corn Island

It can take anywhere from two to four or more days on sweaty, stinky buses and boats full of bugs, rats and other unpleasant sorts of things. But if you forgo an opportunity to experience Little Corn Island just because it’s a challenge to get there, you should and will regret it forever. It’s the perfect paradise now, but who knows how long that will remain? JUST GO! Continue reading »

Copan Ruinas — San Salvador — La libertad

Being that Copan is a bit out of the way in Honduras, it is a little tricky to be efficient in your exit, but hey! that’s what tramping embraces, right? Ok so you are going to hop on one of the smaller buses headed out of Copan Ruinas to Santa Rosa. It leaves a couple … Continue reading »

Lago de Yojoa — Copan Ruinas

The easiest and fastest way to get to Copan Ruinas from Lago de Yojoa is to go back through San Pedro Sula. You can catch the bus to San Pedro Sula on the main street in Los Naranjos about every half hour and it will cost you about $2usd/40 lemps. From San Pedro Sula just … Continue reading »

san salvador/la libertad/ataco — juayua

Getting to juayua is easy. From San Salvador you need only get a bus to Sonsonante for a dollar. The you can grab a bus to Juayua for 80 cents (follow the direction the Ruta de las Flores). Or you can go the fun and cheap route (best not done directly from San Salvador, but … Continue reading »

leon — granada

Go to leon bus depot — a bit of a walk and then get in the smaller white shuttles going to managua — $1 they will take you to the UCA area of managua where you can grab another of the same style shuttle straight to granada central square — $1 If you take a … Continue reading »