Month: February 2023
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Border Crossing Honduras to Nicaragua at Guasaule
This was by far the most difficult and time consuming border crossing that we’v had in Central America so far, and by the sounds of it, it’s been the most difficult and time consuming for most travelers driving the Panamerican Highway. First things first, if you’re planning on crossing in to Nicaragua, you need to…
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Boquete. What to see, where to go, what to do?
Boquete, also known as the valley of flowers is a beautiful town located in the western part of Panama. Geographically speaking, Panama to me, sits in a weird position. What you think should be north or south, is actually east and west, and east/west is really north/south. It’s often confusing because I say that Boquete…
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Somoto Canyon
We finally made it! Albeit, I was a little sick the few days prior and wasn’t sure that I was going to have enough energy to get through the entire 6 hour canyon tour, but we did. And it was worth it! It was only $30 each and included the guide, life vests, an…
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Storing and Retrieving your Foreign Vehicle in Panama.
Panama City Scavenger Hunt! Storing and Retrieving your foreign vehicle in Panamá Nothing in Central America is straightforward or easy. There are a bunch of steps to get anything accomplished and a whole bunch of red tape to get through. Storing our vehicle was our first Panamanian scavenger hunt. We had crossed the border…
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Border Crossing Paso Canoas, Panamá
The Costa Rica-Panama border at Paso Canoas was pretty easy. It took just under 45 minutes, the longest time spent was waiting in line at immigration to get stamped in. First, we pulled up to the border and parked, where we were instructed to go buy vehicle insurance ($25 for one month). That took…