Travel Forum / Destinations / Latin America / June 2004

Hi,
A friend and I are planning on renting a car and driving from Puerto
Vallarta to Cancun. Does anybody have any experience doing this? I
looked at renting a compact car from Alamo for cheap (my firend and I

I setup a few pics on a web site a while ago after I went on holiday
in Peru. Thought I might as well post the link here as someone may
find it interesting.
http://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~swebb/

I need to find out the current gas price in every single country in
Latin America. Is there a web site with such information?
As you may figure... I'm planing a journey, and it's time to make sure
ends meet before heading out, what should happen in about 6 months.

Two gringo Alaskans:  Please share info on great non-tourista
things/places to stay/see/do!  We have 3 weeks in dec/jan to play.  I
am a believer that the less money you spend usually the more adventure
you have, however splurges for fantastic experiences are in the budget

I plan to spend about 10 days in southern Mexico next February, flying
into Villahermosa, then renting a car and driving to Palenque and on
to San Cristobal.  We would like to spend a few days on a great beach
and it seems as if the nearest excellent beach is the Huatulco-Puerto

 Y A O H Ú S H U A
 FACTS SHOCKING BUT TRUE!
 1. The real, original and genuine Name of our Creator in the
 original Hebrew Holy Scriptures is 'YAO-HOO' and that of the

any suggestions for good travel-speak book/tapes/plan?  about all i've
got right now is "uno mas cerveza porfavor,"  "banos," and "gracias."
thx :)

We will be spending three weeks in Brazil over the Christmas holidays.I
understand that this will be the rainy season in the Pantanal but would like
some input as to wildlife that might still be viewable.
Like an earlier poster, I, too, have been researching places to stay

I prepare a trip with my van in argentina and chili , perou and bolivia, ,
do you know some web site with this kind of trip ?
merci
fred

I am considering visiting the Copper Canyon region of Mexico this
August. Here are some questions:
1)What kind of weather should I expect?  I realize that this is partly
related

Hi, I am going to Peru for 3 weeks and I am thinking of crossing over to
Bolivia. I am wondering if anyone knows how long does it take to make the
bolivian visa in Lima, Peru. I am a Singaporean and my passport does not
travel well, therefore I need a visa to go to Bolivia. All ...

I've heard a lot of bad-sounding stuff on the net about crime against
tourists in Guatemala.  I was there 5 years ago and I didn't feel like
it was that dangerous so long as one watched for pickpockets and
avoided seedy-looking areas. Has it become significantly more

Hi I was wondering what are some things to go to Costa Rica.  It is safe in
Costa Rica.  I may be staying at Pueblo Real in Quepos for my trip.
Thanks,
Robert

I would like anyone's comments on resorts in the corridor.  We are
going in September and are deciding between the Westin and the
Sheraton Hacienda del Mar, and can't find anyone who's ever been
there.

Can someone tell me how long is the flight from New York City to Costa
Rica?  Thanks.