Honduras was nice but not really that much different from El Salvador in terms of scenery. The mountains might be a little taller but the vegetation is similar. The people in Honduras seemed friendly enough, but not as friendly as we experienced in Guatemala or El Salvador. The people smile a little less and keep to themselves a little more, but are very helpful if approached.
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The Honduras border crossing was not pleasant. Some of this was our fault because we arrived at the border at 4:45 and the bank was closed at this point. Also, we were misinformed about what is should cost us to register the car and we expected to pay much less. The lady at the window was very friendly but wanted us to pay $45 for the car registration and could provide us with no receipts since the bank was closed. When we asked her to break down the cost for us, she wrote down some random numbers which didn’t even add up to $45. When we challenged her on the price and requested a more formal receipt, she became a lot more short with us and was threatening to hold our paperwork until the morning so we would have to spend the night at the border. We weren’t real happy with this, so we requested to speak to a supervisor as politely as we could. She did some running around and talking to various people, then finally led us to a different building where her boss met us and explained the charges. Her boss showed us a piece of paper with all the charges broken down and they came to $39.50 all together for the car registration. So really we were only being taken for $5 instead of $25 like we originally thought. Her boss apologized for the confusion and was very professional (except that she didn’t seem to have a problem with her workers skimming $5 from car travelers). Additionally, we paid our entrance fee of $3 per person at migration. To get your car permit, you need all the usual copies: license, passport, title and registration if they ask. You also need the original title which they look at but obviously return to you after they complete the paperwork. You will need 3 copies of each. After about 2 hours of hassle, confusion and stress, things got worked out and we were on our way. Again, we did the crossing without tramitadors, so I recommend doing things on your own, it isn’t any slower and is much cheaper. Also, be sure to arrive while the bank is open, prior to 4PM.

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