tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066801459633696655.post6716819787385962371..comments2023-06-13T02:13:08.289-07:00Comments on Pacific Dreams: Driving South In Central AmericaMichael and Ginette Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090877060708944101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066801459633696655.post-26311436824352435462008-11-23T05:38:00.000-08:002008-11-23T05:38:00.000-08:00All of the following is from memory but it will gi...All of the following is from memory but it will give you an idea of the fees. <BR/><BR/>First, you will need local currency at each crossing. At each crossing you will find free-lance money changers; this guys are like card sharks out of the old west ! Most are honest but only most. Before you leave, look up the current exchange rate for each country so you will have a reference point. Then, proceed slowly with each transaction despite all the noise and hassle because once the money changer walks away, the deal is done and he melts into the crowd.<BR/><BR/>Mexico: about $50 for car insurance<BR/>Guatemala: about $35<BR/>El Salvador: $60<BR/>Nicaragua: about $40<BR/>Costa Rica: $32 for car insurance plus $20<BR/>Honduras: this is a real rip off ! about $100 coming in, $80 going out <BR/><BR/>If you take notes on your way down and send them to me I will put them on the blog siteMichael and Ginette Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090877060708944101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066801459633696655.post-40534121425433229882008-11-22T12:26:00.000-08:002008-11-22T12:26:00.000-08:00morwonder@gmail.com is my emailmorwonder@gmail.com is my emailUSS Sir Moby Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099000574464732915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066801459633696655.post-23830669171134945952008-11-22T12:25:00.000-08:002008-11-22T12:25:00.000-08:00i am thinking of doing this drive in a "short bus"...i am thinking of doing this drive in a "short bus" what were the fees entering and exiting on average?USS Sir Moby Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099000574464732915noreply@blogger.com