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Re: BYO camper to South America - Pros and Cons?
We have done the trip three times and enjoyed every moment of it the last time we did it we did not go to Venezuela but all the other countries yes There’s a lot of good information free on the adventuretrek Website you can Google it and find out for yourself they also have RV road logs and paper maps which are very hard to find in them central and South America When you’re in Panama for shipping to Cartagena checked various companies because the shipping rate varies… The average price is about $50 a square meter and that is RO-RO There are other options such as rail or container which you cannot ship a camper in a container it’s too close to the walls If you are in Cartagena there is free camping close to the port PMA for information have a good trip happy travels839Views0likes0CommentsRe: Texas/East Coast Mexico Veracruz south to Tapachula
New bypass is open in Veracruz state south of Tampico new shortcut open to Tuxpan, safe going through a lot of small towns and a lot of speed bumps cost for a dual wheel RV is about $40 Construction almost done on a new direct Veracruz Tampico bypass should be done sometime before the end of the year181Views0likes0CommentsRe: notes of Mexico and Central America RV Trip
We just finished our third trip to South America everything fine except we are not going to Venezuela because of the political problem hope to have another trip next year 2023 We attempted last year because of the Kovic the borders were mostly very hard to pass so we change it to this year and we’re glad we did because things are more open now958Views0likes0CommentsRe: Truck Weight Limits for TIP update.
We just completed a ROUND TRIP to GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR, with our F350 Ford diesel, We kept the Mexico vehicle papers and reused the same papers on our return northbound trip BE SURE TO KEEP YOUR PAPERS WHEN LEAVING MEXICO, IF RETURNING....YOU CAN USE THEM TIL THE EXPIRATION DATE......203Views0likes0CommentsTexas/East Coast Mexico Veracruz south to Tapachula
We just did a short trip south from McAllen, Texas to Guatemala and return. There are several improvements on the Mexico Gulf Coast Route eliminating going through several smaller towns. Starting in the state of Veracruz...south of Tampico save a couple of hours and lots of topes bypass north of Cerro Azul...go direct to Tuxpam or Veracruz. Also the free road from Arriaga to Tapachula is in good condition. Use the El Carmen border crossing to Guatemala not the Tecun Uman....which is for commercial traffic.1KViews0likes1CommentRe: notes of Mexico and Central America RV Trip
We recently finished this trip and all went smoothly, including Guatemala. We are returning to stock up on supplies and a new GPS to do mapping along the RV route ...many new highways are making the trip shorter and smoother Will pot updates for those interested in driving south.959Views0likes0CommentsMexico South to Guatemala and Panama
Border is OPEN to tourism and RVs .... We crossed two months ago without ant problems or had any problems through the trip south on the east coast, Veracruz to Tapachula and Guatemala, no cover problems being vaccinated. There was a truckers strike in Costa Rica. Most of the time we spent in Guatemala, working on a road guide. Getting ready to REDO the trip from Texas later this month or early next.497Views0likes0Comments
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