From Panama City, we couldn’t cycle much further before having to embark on a boat. Although North and South America are connected, we couldn’t reach Colombia by land. There are indeed paths through the jungle, but with illegal drug and human trafficking and criminal gangs, it isn’t really a safe option. Right from the start of our journey, people kept therefore asking: “But what are you going to do about the Darien Gap?
We hadn’t been in Costa Rica for very long, but we already felt a lot more at ease here than we had in the countries before. The only downside was the comparatively high prices – almost as high as in Switzerland! Unlike in Mexico, where we could stop at every gas station to treat ourselves to cold drinks and ice cream, we couldn’t continue doing this in Costa Rica with a clear conscience. On our first morning in Costa Rica, we stopped in the shade next to a police checkpoint…
