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Honduras is fine. Take that for what it's worth to you, but by the time you've been riding around for a while you're very likely to wonder what all the fuss was about. If in doubt, the northern routes are a lot easier and less hassle than the PanAm.
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Thanks! It's so great to have so many people as a resource...!
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Yes, a lot of times I do wonder what all the fuss is about. But, I'm already a really experienced traveler, and have been since I was a teen. I've now ridden in Latin America for 17,000km, and as a soon to be solo-female motorcyclist on this trip, things are different than for a man... I was nearly kidnapped in Guatemala at 17, and sexually assaulted there at 21 (thank god I got away both times, unscathed except for some psychological trauma), and held at gunpoint in Brazil at 20, where I was born- and I'm a really careful traveler. I love Guatemala, but I hear Honduras is even worse!
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Sorry to hear that you had all these incredible incidents! from what I experienced -a bus ride from San Salvador to Utila, back via San Pedro Sula, then with the bike straight from the north to Nicaragua-:No problems at all. If I remember correctly (where it was) I was stopped by a cop when riding fast on the side of the road, passing others. He only advised me not to do it cause of the danger of getting a flat tire : )! Suerte! |
Haha, that's funny! I had a cop stop me just the other day here in Peru, only to flirt and practice his English!! Tom, my travel buddy until tomorrow, and who doesn't speak Spanish said, "Was that cop flirting with you?!"
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I think Steve will be on another Triumph, but not sure. But that only allows about 20 days. If in a rush & have no interest in Mexico or any of the Cent. American countries ... then YES, you could make it, but you won't get many rest days. Figure a day for every border ... so roughly 7 days there. With no mechanicals or weather delays ... you could make it but you won't see much along the way. Keep in mind you'll still be in rainy season ... late Sept./Oct. famous for Huge Natural Disasters in Cent. America. Roads/Bridges fail, Huge flooding, sometimes roads are closed for WEEKS. Maybe take some time in Mexico (most under appreciated country in the region, IMO) So much variety in geography, flora/fauna: Beaches, Jungles, Mountains, Deserts. All there in spades. By November the best weather comes (once rain stops). Coolest time of year. Each country in Cent. America has it's own character ... and each has a Pacific side and a Caribbean side .. which are night and day different. Many a Garden of Eden to be discovered ... if you only take the time! bier |
Totally agree with all that was just stated. Mexico is amazing- so much to see and enjoy. Guatemala has a gorgeous indigenous culture that's still very much alive. Not a huge fan of Honduras, as mentioned, but Costa Rica is (expensive) but gorgeous. Nicaragua and Panama have tons to offer, too.
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The north is obvious on any map. At one end you'll enter from Nicaragua; at the other you'll exit into Guatemala. There's an option via El Salvador which might be open or not--I happen to really like that part of El Salvador, but I visited on a different trip. Seriously: don't get unduly worked up. It's just another Central American country with cops who like to prey on moto tourists transiting along the PanAm. Mark |
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