Can you offer some more info on Utila and Little Corn? I am intrigued.
Where did you stay? Was it easy to get there?
Also wanted to find out what your budget was on your trip. I've heard that
US$1000/month is sufficient for general backpacker travel in CA/SA, but that
was a few years ago. How about now? I know there is variability between
travelers, but thought you might have some good insight.
Thanks!
"gareth magennis" wrote in message
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> Hi,
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> I've just finished a 3 and a half month stint in Central America and 3
> months in South America. Everyone has their reasons for liking one
> country and not liking so much another, but I would say that about 85
> percent of the travellers I met rated Guatamala as their favourite in
> Cebtral Anerica, me included.
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> I flew into Mexico City, but Mexico isn't particularly cheap. Rather
> too developed for my taste. Guatamala, on the other hand, is
> beautiful, very cheap (especially the wonderful "chicken buses") and
> the people very friendly. I found Honduras and Nicuragua a tad
> dissapointing except for the incredibly cheap Scuba diving on Utila,
> and the carribbean perfection that is the island of Little Corn. If
> you like chilling you cant miss this.
>
> I bused through Costa Rica after hearing too many tales of expensive
> ecoutourism and no way to avoid it from other travellers, and the only
> bit of Panama I saw was Panama City and the airport.
>
> Best thing to do is talk to fellow travellers whilst you're there,
> you'll soon get to know which country would suit you.
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> Gareth.
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> JK wrote in message
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> > Hi. A couple of questions if you don't mind!
> >
> > I'm planning on backpacking around Central America, probably starting in
> > October this year (if I ever get the plane tickets sorted out). I'd
like
> > to spend the most time in Mexico but would also like to visit some/all
of
> > the other countries too.
> >
> > Firstly, which countries would you really recommend, and are there any
> > that are really not worth a visit? I'll try to do the whole of Mexico,
> > but is Panama, for example, worth the time/money to get there?
> >
> > How long would I need to do this at a leisurely pace, bearing in mind
> > that I will be on a relatively tight budget, so buses will be my main
> > mode of transport? I should be able to stay until my money runs out -
> > can the whole of Central America be seen in 6 months (this is just a
nice
> > round number I plucked out as a possibility), or would more/less time be
> > needed?
> >
> > If I flew into Mexico City sometime in October, which order should I do
> > the countries in, in order to make the most of the weather/any other
> > factors?
> >
> > Let's leave it at that for now! I hope someone can help - I'm pretty
new
> > to this travelling thing (well, backpacking anyway, and certainly
> > travelling on my own). If anyone has any questions that would help you
> > to answer mine, ask away..
> >
> > Thanks!!
> >
> > JK
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