Tica Bus is running from MGA to El Salvador. I don't know what Covid test requirements are for El Salvador, but it might be an option for the adventuresome.
I do know that Covid tests are available in Tegus in the $40 range. We paid $45 in Guatemala and got a 2 hour result.
The Tica bus we saw at Guasale was full. There was little private vehicle traffic, and was all C4 vehicles. No one was selling insurance in Guasale, probably because of the non existent demand.
We paid less than $300 to import the truck contents, but we did have to unload everything for revision.
The process was, first present evidence of Covid test. That went very quickly. Then to migration, price was $13 for Shelley, up a buck. Free for me.
This took a while,, there were two officials working and no lines. It took the same time for a Nica Salvadoreño couple to get their passport stamps.
The aduana guys we initially dealt with were very nice, and were lobbying for us NOT to have to unload. There is a large, separate, commercial clearance at Guasale, and a Señora from that side finally came over to review our load. There was a LOT of commercial traffic, as opposed to the minimal private clearance.
But,, everything seemed to be taking forever, not just for us. And the Tica bus must have been there at least an hour.
I had previously planned on driving back in a Ford F250 that I have here, but that requires getting the transmission up to Tapachula, rebuilt, and back.
Another option would be to find a transmission shop in Managua and ship the parts kit down.
We had no problem entering Guatemala, but Honduras requires a "Prechequeo" that you can do on your phone. Neither Honduran customs or immigration asked for it.
The Hondurans allowed our load to pass duty free. Unfortunately, El Florido is no longer just a private vehicle crossing. It used to be so pleasant, now clogged with semis.
We dropped into Copan for a quick afternoon lunch, a mistake. Via Via was closed, the town was clogged with Tuk tuks.
Like Antigua,,
":They paved paradise and put in a parking lot"
if only there was a parking lot
This Covod business has shown us the future.
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