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Hasta luego Panamá!
Read more: Hasta luego Panamá!We finally got Dusty the Mudslinger loaded in a shipping container and bound for Cartagena, Colombia. The process took a few days, but thanks to our friends over at The Overland Embassy, the process went without a hitch. Firstly, we had to do the police inspection. This is required for all vehicles leaving Panama. I’m…
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Aldea Sol de Los Andes: A cup of coffee turns into a 3 day adventure
Read more: Aldea Sol de Los Andes: A cup of coffee turns into a 3 day adventureAfter stopping off in Riosucio happenstance, we were fortunate enough to make friends with a local Coffee brewer named Uriel. Uriel owns a Jeep Willys that he keeps parked in the Candelaria area of Riosucio’s two main parks. The special thing about this Jeep is that he’s turned it into a coffee shop. If you…
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Riosucio. The only Colombian town to have 2 main parks…
Read more: Riosucio. The only Colombian town to have 2 main parks…It all started because I selfishly wanted a cup of coffee. But not just any coffee. I saw a green Jeep Willy’s parked in the parque principal and a man serving tintico’s out of it. If you’re not familiar with tintico, it’s a tiny shot of coffee. At first I thought tintico was a…
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Cauca Viejo, The Only Private Town in all of Colombia.
Read more: Cauca Viejo, The Only Private Town in all of Colombia.For our anniversary, we decided to rent a room in the only private town in all of Colombia, Cauca Viejo. We arrived just after the Semana Santa festivities to find a tiny, beautiful colonial town that is only accessible to the town residents and those who have made an advanced reservation. We had traveled from…
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Border Crossing Honduras to Nicaragua at Guasaule
Read more: Border Crossing Honduras to Nicaragua at GuasauleThis 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?
Read more: 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
Read more: Somoto CanyonWe 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.
Read more: 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
Read more: Border Crossing Paso Canoas, PanamáThe 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…
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What the hell have we gotten ourselves into??? Ecotermales Quepos
Read more: What the hell have we gotten ourselves into??? Ecotermales QueposAs we were driving through Costa Rica, we decided to visit our friends and old neighbors in Uvita. On the way, we decided to check out the Ecotermales Quepos. They are a few pools of natural hot springs located just outside of Uvita in the town of Quepos. As per the usual, google maps took…
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