Más de 20 mil personas cruzaron por Peñas Blancas durante el fin de semana
La Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería de Costa Rica negó un colapso por la salida masiva por este puerto fronterizo con Nicaragua
TL;DR
- Over 20,000 people crossed the Peñas Blancas border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua during the Christmas and New Year holiday weekend.
- 21,840 people departed for Nicaragua from Costa Rica between December 19-21.
- 5,896 people entered Costa Rica from Nicaragua during the same period, with 2,472 being Nicaraguan nationals.
- Costa Rican authorities stated that their services did not experience a collapse due to the high volume of travelers.
- 15,944 people departed from Costa Rica to Nicaragua, including 8,068 Nicaraguans returning for the holidays.
- Nicaraguan public workers started their holiday leave, contributing to internal travel.
- Nicaraguan authorities have not yet released official figures on holiday travel movements into or out of the country.
- Nicaraguan border crossings have reportedly increased operational capacity with more staff and extended hours.
- The Peñas Blancas border crossing is operating extended hours, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 AM, with potential for further extension.