RV Caravan to Panama?

Looks like Mexico and Panama are on par with the U.S. in terms of crime rates.

I found this link but I don't know how current it is. Lots on the internet to help you. It's about finding like minds.

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Your trip sounds like fun. Wish we had a small motorhome or Class B.

Lots of statistics. Some mean nothing - and some mean something. If you have heard horror stories about Mexico I am not sure why you haven't heard any stories about the other countries you may be traveling through. Below are some websites where you can find much more detailed info - and some stats that show some of the more dangerous countries. Keep in mind there are also permits and insurance and other technicalities that must be dealt with - and though I haven't been we hear the roads get worse as you go beyond Mexico.

I marked some countries that may be of concern with ***. Some of these stats are for murder and some for crime in general. I think maybe more research should be in order. In no way am I trying to bad mouth any country or say you shouldn't go. But everyone should be aware of some of what we don't always seem to hear on some evening news programs.



http://list25.com/25-countries-with-the-highest-murder-rates-in-the-world/

25
****Panama, 17.2

20
****Mexico, 21.5

5
****Guatemala, 39.9

4
****El Salvador, 41.2

3
****Belize, 44.7

2
Venezuela, 53.7

1
****Honduras, 90.4



http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/10/world/un-world-murder-rates/

Here's a look at the U.N.'s latest tally of nations with the highest homicide rates:
****Honduras: 90.4 (per 100,000)
Venezuela: 53.7
****Belize: 44.7
****El Salvador: 41.2
****Guatemala: 39.9
Jamaica: 39.3
Swaziland: 33.8
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 33.6
South Africa: 31.0
Colombia: 30.8


http://gazettereview.com/2016/06/countries-highest-crime-rates/


https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-06-27/map-here-are-countries-worlds-highest-murder-rates


https://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings_by_country.jsp

Rank Country ............Crime Index Safety Index
1 Venezuela ........85.28 ......14.72
2 Papua New Guinea 82.38 ......17.62
3****** Honduras ........78.34 ......21.66
4 South Sudan ........78.18 ......21.82
5 South Africa ........75.72 ......24.28
6 Afghanistan ........73.85 ......26.15
7****** El Salvador ........71.57 ......28.43
8 Nigeria ................70.87 ......29.13
9 Brazil ................70.62 ......29.38
10 Trinidad And Tobago 70.15 ......29.85
11 Puerto Rico ........69.19 ......30.81
12 Mongolia ........67.62 ......32.38
13 Jamaica ................67.48 ......32.52
14 Bangladesh ........67.24 ......32.76
15 Syria ................66.34 ......33.66
16 Angola ................65.51 ......34.49
17 Kenya ................64.96 ......35.04
18 Malaysia ........64.75 ......35.25
19 Peru ................63.28 ......36.72
20 Bahamas ................63.21 ......36.79
21 Namibia ................63.09 ......36.91
22 Argentina ........62.63 ......37.37
23 Dominican Republic 62.62 ......37.38
24 Tanzania ........61.39 ......38.61
25***** Guatemala ........59.58 ......40.42
26 Bolivia ................59.50 ......40.50
27 Somalia ................58.83 ......41.17
28 Botswana ........58.22 ......41.78
29 Uganda ................56.87 ......43.13
30***** Costa Rica ........55.94 ......44.06
31 Fiji ................55.60 ......44.40
32 Cambodia ........54.61 ......45.39
33 Libya ................54.47 ......45.53
34 Pakistan ........54.38 ......45.62
35 Iraq ................54.35 ......45.65
36 Zimbabwe ........53.46 ......46.54
37 Vietnam ................52.96 ......47.04
38 Egypt ................52.86 ......47.14
39 Colombia ........51.69 ......48.31
40 Uruguay ................51.64 ......48.36
41 Ukraine ................51.27 ......48.73
42 Mauritius ........51.13 ......48.87
43 Iran ................50.90 ......49.10
44 Ecuador ................50.88 ......49.12
45***** Mexico ................50.32 ......49.68
46***** Panama ................50.01 ......49.99
47 Thailand ........49.78 ......50.22
48 Indonesia ........49.68 ......50.32
49 Algeria ................49.63 ......50.37
50 Ethiopia ........49.18 ......50.82
51 Lebanon ................49.16 ......50.84
52 Morocco ................48.89 ......51.11
53***** United States ........48.76 ......51.24

I think they rate over 200 countries but I stopped here.


http://www.themeshnews.com/top-10-countries-with-highest-murder-rate-in-the-world-2016/

https://www.clements.com/resources/articles/Countries-with-the-Highest-and-Lowest-Crime-Rates

Moved from Roads and Routes to RVing in Mexico

At one time we considered going with a Caravan to Panama. In the end, we changed our mind. During our initial research we found that you need to have travel documents for the various countries you will be going through, insurance is necessary for each country and taking a pet causes all sorts of problems.

Just a heads up on things to take care of.

You are probably correct but I am going there to retire and live for hopefully a long period of time; nonetheless, I can understand those who want to go there to get to warmer weather during the winter. Guess I'll just have to surf the net to see what I can find out about forming an RV caravan, etc., or just use a professional RV caravan touring company.

I would expect most people to be doing it in the winter months whether doing it individually or in a caravan.

Bill