{"id":276,"date":"2009-06-15T06:19:06","date_gmt":"2009-06-15T06:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sentradiaries.com\/blog\/?p=276"},"modified":"2014-05-21T04:27:24","modified_gmt":"2014-05-21T04:27:24","slug":"152438","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sentradiaries.com\/blog\/152438\/","title":{"rendered":"152438"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed\/v1\/search?key=AIzaSyCAYscKbab0u7rI0oYYWV-hGE21nu-OQw4&#038;zoom=6&#038;q=12.1548,-86.2737\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>entering nicaragua was relatively easy&#8230;athough it still took about 1hr, $30 ($7 per person + $12 for the vehicle) and was a bit of a pain. for one thing, we all had to wear masks (swine flu). luckily i had brought a few along. then we had to wait in line (again)&#8230;get a bunch of paperwork, etc.<br \/>\nthen we had lunch at leon, which is a nice colonial town about 1-2 hrs from the border. driving in nicaragua, one gets the impression that the country is poorer than it&#8217;s neighbors. houses look cheaper, more people are missing limbs, etc.<br \/>\nleon has a nice center&#8230;which seems a bit like a student town. it&#8217;s a cool place to visit&#8230;.but quite hot (temperature).<br \/>\nwith limited time (patrik leaves tomorrow), we headed for managua. managua is a relatively small\/manageable city. the view from the lake is awesome. they also have some cool monuments\/museums there. unfortunately this touristy area is also in a poor neighborhood and seems quite deserted. it feels almost like a ghost town over there. here are two pics from managua.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid 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