We left Conguillío Park, passing more huge coigües and monkey-puzzle trees. As we got closer to the volcano, more and more dead trees spotted the sides of the road until we came through to a huge [...]
Well, down from the mountains we went. We left the pleasant cool of the Andes and returned to the heat of the coastal Peru desert. And boy was it hot. It doesn’t help when you’re [...]
We were somewhere around Trujillo on the edge of the desert when the garbage began to take hold. But before, the police stopped us. Three times on our first two hours in Peru. Three times with [...]
Colombia’s exit was quick and easy. Ecuador’s entering was slow and boring. I guess Ecuador was not too psyched with us coming in. The power had gone out just as an Aduana official [...]
Después de cruzar a El Salvador, fuimos a Los Termales de Alicate, aguas termales que fueron bombeadas desde la tierra a las piscinas. Fue un lugar relajante, especialmente después de un paso [...]
After crossing into El Salvador, we drove to Los Termales de Alicate, hot springs that were pumped out of the water into pools. It was a relaxing place, especially after a border crossing. We [...]
I am going to open a can of worms. In Guatemala, I felt like a tourist not like a traveler. Yes, in my mind a traveler is not the same as a tourist. A tourist uses and leaves. A traveler [...]
Mariachis, play your guitars and trumpets! Telemundo announcers, announce: “fantástico, espectacular!”: We are in Mexico! I’ve wanted to come to this multicolored land for a [...]
Que suenen las guitarras y las trompetas, y que anuncien los de Telemundo: “fantástico, espectacular!” Llegamos a México! Y eso de lindo y querido le queda chiquito. Hace mucho quería [...]