The northern border country to Costa Rica is a neighboring country state which until recently was a high risk area for tourists. Nicaragua remains the second highest risk central american country preceded only by el salvador. Even during day light hours in well populated places, tourism is an extremely risky adventure. Many Costa Rica visitors chose the border country of Nicaragua to visit when close to the 90 days VISA limit requires exit and re-entry and have reported being robbed at knife point of their cell phones and wallets/purses. Although I have never experienced being robbed at knife point in Nicaragua, there are plenty of reports supporting that Nicaragua has a serious crime problem and gang related incidents. A two hour day time trip across the northern border into Nicaragua may be successful for some, it is recommended to avoid unnecessary risks.
For nearly two months in Nicaragua, I worked on transforming an unproductive, heavily manicured garden into a thriving, food-producing ecosystem. What began as a struggling landscape became a complete soil restoration and permaculture redesign project.