2024.1.26-2.29 Central America summary: Costa Rica + Nicaragua + Honduras

My favorites:

• Masaya Volcano's red lava - Nicaragua
• Somoto Canyon swim and hike - Nicaragua
• Volcano boarding at Cerro Negro - Nicaragua
• Coral reef at West End on Ruantan - Honduras

Positive:

• Everyone is super nice, felt very safe
• Tour guides in Costa Rica and Yojoa are knowledgable

Negative:

• Too damn hot, not all hotels offer AC. Temperature in the hill towns is tolerable.
• So much trash.
• Police search in Honduras.
• People drink too much soda.
• Costa Rica is expensive. But offers well established tourism infrastructure.
• Ruantan in Honduras is expensive because it's frequented by cruise ships.

Lessons:

• Costa Rice is proabably better with a rental car.
• Honduras is not dangerous as rumored. I heard 7 waterfall hike is worthy of my time.
• Use ATM machines in or outside of a bank during business hours, so in case of errors.