Question about RV'ing in South America
Hello folks, I am planning to take a 38' Class A diesel pusher to South America. Since I have seen much of the US and Canada, I will be shipping this RV on a ro-ro from Halifax to Caracas. The ...
Forum Discussion
I travel a lot to those countries and can tell you that I would NEVER consider a RV vacation in any of them. Some are a little safer than others, but I wouldn't consider any of them truly safe. A large Class A would likely draw a lot of attention and advertise to the cartels "I'm worth kidnapping!"
The roads are for the most part atrocious - the main ones are decent, but as soon as you get off, they are pretty bad.
Are you fluent in Spanish? Once you get away from the major cities, you'll need to be to communicate with anyone. Sometimes it's difficult even in the big cities.
There are a lot of really neat things to see though, and I can understand why you would want to RV it, but for me, it's a safety and logistics nightmare....
The roads are for the most part atrocious - the main ones are decent, but as soon as you get off, they are pretty bad.
Are you fluent in Spanish? Once you get away from the major cities, you'll need to be to communicate with anyone. Sometimes it's difficult even in the big cities.
There are a lot of really neat things to see though, and I can understand why you would want to RV it, but for me, it's a safety and logistics nightmare....
