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Old 12 Mar 2013
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Mexico/Guatemala via Texas May-Jun 2013

Heading to Mexico and Guatemala in the May/June 2013 time frame. Exact date to be determined. Currently live on the Florida panhandle. Plan to move through Mexico fairly quickly. I will spend more time in Guatemala to learn some Spanish. And, then further south to Costa Rica. Glad to have company if anyone is planning a ride south at that time. This is my first time on a motorcycle trip of this nature so any suggestions would be appreciated. Have read that a good entry point into Guatemala is La Mesilla. Any route suggestions from Texas would also be helpful.
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If you are coming through Veracruz, let me know and I will send you a ride guide in PDF.
Your first mistake is the idea of going through Mexico quickly. If you do the infamous "green blur" type of ride you are going to miss a lot of interesting things. If you cross at Matamoros, you can come down via the Sierra Madre Oriental and then ride the Teziutlan massif zone from Teziutlan all the way down to Tehuacan and then do Oaxaca and Chiapas and cross into Guatemala. Try to contact Guaterider on this forum for info, as well. If you do the rout outlined above you will need a week or so if you are moving point to point on a daily basis and do some limited sightseeing. If your budget is tight, get Sjoerd's guide books. Even if your budget isn't tight you should get them as there is a huge amount of solid useful information for you. Do the aforementioned and you'll be happy for sure.
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Thanks MikeMike. I don't want to slight Mexico because i know it is a beautiful country with much to see. My main reason for moving quickly to Guatemala is to learn Spanish. I plan to have an extended stay in Central America, however, i know very little Spanish and Guatemala seems to offer some of the best schools in the region. Having said that, i can easily spend a week in Mexico, enter at Matamoros and swing toward Veracruz. Best route from Matamoros to Veracruz and beyond would be appreciated since i know nothing about the Mexican roads. The budget is ok for that. I will buy Sjoerd's book as well. Thanks, again.
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I agree 100% with MikeMike, speeding through Mexico is a big mistake ! Too much you would miss, even without speaking the language .
Let me know what you're interested in , and I can give you some ideas for Guatemala.
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Thanks for the advise. I'll slow down a bit through Mexico. And, i plan to spend at least a month in Guatemala and maybe more if i continue to make progress with the Spanish. I will contact u for some ideas of things to do and see in Guatemala when i know the arrival dates. If there is a way i can contact you directly, please let me know. Thanks, again Guaterider.
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I´m in souther méxico right now and planning on doing various, if not just one big ¨trip¨ through much of méxico then perhaps heading to central america. Maybe we could meet up at some point....the only thing is I´ll be having a 125c...the honda tool to be exact.
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