Roadtrip through Central America
We're hopefully getting close to our departure date: we'll be (attempting) taking a trip through Central America for the next 3-4 months. :) Our previous trip has taken us from Texas up to Alaska ...
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On Travel Warnings - Here is a link to the full text: Travel Warning on Honduras.
"Maybe the US State Dept is being too cautious?? " I used to write Travel Warnings for a living - you are damned if you do, damned if you don't. Make the Warning too strong and travelers will discount it. Make it too mild and someone will do something silly, or careless and then complain that they were not warned. Read the whole thing carefully. It is intended to:
-- Make you aware of a danger, and,
-- Make it possible for you to take reasonable precautions so that you have a safe trip.
"Tens of thousands of U.S. citizens visit Honduras each year for study, tourism, business, and volunteer work without incident. "
This particular update was probably triggered by this incident: US Citizen Killed in Honduras
Note that is a very different profile from that of the typical overland traveling in their own car.
As always, you must be alert to your surroundings and communicate with local folk and other travelers.
On Travel Warnings - Here is a link to the full text: Travel Warning on Honduras.
"Maybe the US State Dept is being too cautious?? " I used to write Travel Warnings for a living - you are damned if you do, damned if you don't. Make the Warning too strong and travelers will discount it. Make it too mild and someone will do something silly, or careless and then complain that they were not warned. Read the whole thing carefully. It is intended to:
-- Make you aware of a danger, and,
-- Make it possible for you to take reasonable precautions so that you have a safe trip.
"Tens of thousands of U.S. citizens visit Honduras each year for study, tourism, business, and volunteer work without incident. "
This particular update was probably triggered by this incident: US Citizen Killed in Honduras
Note that is a very different profile from that of the typical overland traveling in their own car.
As always, you must be alert to your surroundings and communicate with local folk and other travelers.
