Leg 253, Puerto Lempira, Honduras via Nicaragua to Buenos Aires, Costa Rica
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Great flight starting with a beautiful Caribbean island and ending with an amazing sunset over Costa Rica.
05-01 Puerto Lempira MHPL 8:30 AM
05-01 La KataBila MHTB 8:34 AM Short runway 10 knot headwind
05-01 El Embrujo SKPV 9:40 AM
05-01 Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International SKSP 9:59 AM
05-01 Corn Island MNCI 10:30 AM
05-01 El Bluff MNFF 10:47 AM
2:17
05-01 El Bluff MNFF 3:28 PM
05-01 Bluefields MNBL 3:32 PM
05-01 Hato Grande MNHG 4:05 PM
05-01 San Lorenzo MNAM 4:13 PM
05-01 Managua Intl MNMG 4:24 PM Capital
05-01 Montelima MNMR 4:50 PM
05-01 Omtepe MNLP 5:11 PM
05-01 Murcielago MRMC 5:30 PM Trees at end of runway
05-01 Daniel Oduber Quiros Intl MRLB 5:39 PM
05-01 Cabo Velas MRCV 5:50 PM
05-01 Tamarindo De Santa Cruz MRTM 5:52 PM
05-01 Nosara MRNS 6:02 PM Building at end of runway
05-01 Samara MRMR 6:06 PM
05-01 Carrillo MRCR 6:09 PM
05-01 Islita MRIA 6:13 PM
05-01 La Javilla MLLJ 6:18 PM Unclear runway
05-01 Palo Arco MRPA 6:23 PM
05-01 Nandayure MRNA 6:31 PM
05-01 San Agustin MRST 6:38 PM
05-01 Aranjuez MRAJ 6:41 PM
05-01 Juan Santamaria Intl MROC 6:58 PM San Jose capital
05-01 Tobias Bolanos Intl MRPV 7:04 PM
05-01 Guapiles MRGP 7:18 PM
05-01 San Alberto MRSA 7:27 PM
05-01 Limon Intl MRLM 7:42 PM
05-01 Pandora MRPD 7:50 PM
05-01 Buenos Aires De Osa MRBA 8:09 PM
Flight time 6:58 31 stops
Out onto the Caribbean Sea in the morning, leaving the North Caribbean Autonomous Region behind
Isla de Providencia, belonging to Colombia
Santa Catalina Island, the smaller sister island
Estadio de Beisbol at Franshua
Providencia where Puente de los Enamorados connects the two islands
From up high with El Brujo Airport, stunning island
On to the next island
Isla de San Andrés, sadly no water masks here
Plenty coral reefs and Morgan’s cave, underground cave with a pirate theme, including a replica ship
Big Corn Island, south of Little Corn Island, part of South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
Corn Island Airport
Reefs here as well, yet water masks remain rare
El Bluff, port city on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua within the bay of Bluefields
Bluefields, capital of the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaragua
The city was named after Abraham Blauvelt, a Dutch-Jewish pirate, privateer, and explorer of Central America and the western Caribbean
Acoyapa
Cana de Castilla on Lake Nicaragua aka Lago Cocibolca
Managua International Airport
Managua, capital of Nicaragua on Lake Managua aka Lago Xolotlán
Laguna de Tiscapa, Estadio Nacional Stanley Cayasso (left) and Olympic Stadium IND (right)
Santiago of Managua Cathedral, Palacio Nacional and Seawall Managua
A look inside Palacio Nacional
Xiloa Lagoon
Chiltepe Peninsula Natural Reserve with Laguna de Apoyeque and Momotombo (4,255ft) on the horizon
Rivas municipality in southwestern Nicaragua
Concepción (5,280ft) active stratovolcano, and Maderas (4,573ft) on the island of Ometepe
Ometepe Airport
Concepción, last erupted May to July 2015 (ongoing)
Murcielago Airport on the Gulf of Santa Elena
Hacienda Murciélago, Costa Rica
Brasilito on the North Pacific Ocean
Nicoya Peninsula
Nosara district
Carillo
La Javilla
Heading inland via Chira Island in the Colorado Gulf
Nice rainbow while flying out of Nandayure
San José, CR
Juan Santamaría International Airport
I’ve been here once for a couple hours when I ended up on the wrong flight (instead of San Jose, CA)
La Carpio wedged between Rio Virivilla and Rio Torres
Tobias Bolanos International Airport
Down town San José
Costa Rica’s National Stadium
Can’t help but see a giant toilet seat in the autogen version
Plaza de la Cultura and Parque La Sabana
Lot of great museums in San José, starting with the National Museum of Costa Rica
Museum of Costa Rican Art
Pre-Columbian Gold Museum
And Museo del Jade
Time to move on, would love to actually visit for real
(was not allowed through customs on taking the wrong flight, same plane back)
Flying out of Guapiles Airport, sun getting low
Limón Province
Batán
Nearing Moín with Limon further ahead
Sunset in between local showers
Limon commonly known as Puerto Limón
Limon Intl Airport
Beverly, trouble ahead
Crossing the Banano River
Pandora
After a practically blind crossing over the mountains inside a thunderstorm, Buenos Aires
Last stop today, Buenos Aires De Osa Airport, Puntarenas Province
Obviously not the capital of Argentina, it will still be a while until I get there
Tomorrow on to Panama.