Into Guatemala: El Florido
The Guatemalan border is just twelve kilometres west of Copan, and crossing here at the El Florido border post - usually busy with travellers coming to and from the ruins - is pretty straightforward, though it can be slow. There's no bank, but the ever-present moneychangers handle dollars, lempiras and quetzales at fairly good rates. Minibuses and pick-ups leave from the Parque in Copan Ruinas about every thirty minutes until around 4pm; there's also a fast shuttle bus to Guatemala City and Antigua. There's no fee to enter or leave either country, though both sets of officials will almost certainly try to prise a dollar or two from you. From the border, buses leave every thirty minutes (the last is at 4pm) for Chiquimula (1hr 15min), 57km away down a smooth, newly paved road.
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