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Subject: Re: Return ticket...does all of Latin America require it? Posted on: Thu, 04 May 2006 12:06:51 MDT

In article <1146697962.072220.160260@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
"SD" wrote:

> aaJoe wrote:
> > > >I'm planning a trip to central and possibly south America and was
> > > >wondering if I'm going to have a problem going by road or even flying
> > > >sometimes (like from Panama to Colombia.) The last thing I want is a
> > > >return ticket because I have no idea how long its going to take and even
> > > >where I'm going to go.
> > >
> > > I have crossed the borders
> > >
> > > Bolivia-Peru
> > > Peru-Chile
> > > Chile-Argentine
> > > Brazil-Paraguay
> > > Paraguay-Brazil
> > >
> > > and have never needed to present an onward ticket.
> >
> > About how much money were you carrying that you could prove you were
> > self sufficient?
>
> When flying from the US to Honduras I was asked by the airlines in the
> US at both Seattle and Houston for proof of onward or return passage.
> When traveling by air from El Salvador to Honduras, I was not asked. I
> was not asked for proof or return or onward passage while traveling by
> car or bus to El Salvador or Guatemala from Honduras nor was I asked on
> the return from those countries to Honduras.

It would appear its not a great problem if you can easily show you are
self sufficient. But if a border official wanted to be
picky.........they could ruin that part of the trip. I guess a return
bus ticket would work but it might take a day or 2 working it out.