landed!

safely in Nicaragua. First impressions: definitely less expensive than Panama, but equally as hot (just endured direct sun in a very hot van for an hour). Also, horse-drawn carts and men carrying giant bundles of I dunno what that covered their heads. They must be able to see through the bundles...

Managua seemed too run-down to be worth exploring, so I headed straight to Leon to enjoy the artsy funky capital of the revolution.

Just wanted to say I was safe and plan to be posting often during my travels. We´ll see if i can get photos up.