Travel Forum / Destinations / Latin America / February 2005

Hiya,
I've always dreamt of going to venezuela, seeing angel falls, and many other
aspects of the country. Later this year I plan to spend a few months
travelling around south america with my girlfriend... But! I've read a few

Going to be in Puerta Vallarta in early February.  I have mobility problems
so I use a walker or cane.  I am interested in dining recommendations which
are full of local flavor and not too many stairs.  Also what can you tell me
about how disability friendly this area is? Other ...

Does anyone have experience with Hotel El Real in Real de Catorce?  Does
anyone have recommendations for an alternate hotel?  A fireplace would be
nice....
Thanks!

Trying to contact the Universo and or the LaRotonda hotels for some
reservations and rates but unsable to do so...anyone can help..thanks so
much for your time..

Does anyone know of a good low cost travel insurance providor? I'm
looking for one that I can buy and claim online with. I hear World
Nomads is good and you can extend online as well, but I'd be keen to
hear from other travellers if they know of other companies.

HI  if things go right at the end of the year i wiil take a two mo. vac
in panama. what do you think of panama?? . what is the best way get
around ??. how safe is panama???. what are the must see"s and what are
just a rip off??. thanks for your help.

Hi, after cancelling a trip to Thailand, we are scrambling to plan a
trip to costa Rica.   We want to go from San Jose (airport) to
Montezuma.  I have tried over and over again to contact the Motezuma
Expeditions , but they do not respond.  We are considering the bus.  We

When I was in Roatan, I met a fellow traveller from Europe.  While the rest
of us complained of many bites, she seemed to have had very few.  She showed
me this little gizmo that she carried around with her.  Here's an example:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI ...

Planning on slipping out to Bay Islands as ending to Honduras work-trip this
summer.  Probably would only have 3-4 days on islands and I will be
traveling with my teenage son.  We're bilingual and experienced in Central
American travel.  Emphasis would be on snorkeling/freediving ...

...I'll be spending four days in the area and would like to stay in
this area.  I'm picking up some information here and there that neither
place is safe/it's very safe with reasonable caution/Cahuita is run
down, etc.

Is the US$ generally accepted in both Buenos Aires and Santiago ?.

A couple of us will be meeting up in San Jose on Feb 23rd. I'm wondering if
anyone has firsthand experience as to whether it's cheaper to rent a car
online prior to arrival or to wait until we get there.
Also, does anyone have any recommendations re rental companies or advice as

What's the cheapest way to get from the Airport to downtown? Need to go
downtown to pick up our rental car to the corner of Bonampak and Coma.
Then we'd like to get lunch in Cancun on Tulum street or maybe in the
market before heading down towards Playa del Carmen and Tulum. Can we ...

I am looking for the best way to take full advantage of my vacation
time while in South America.  Before I do a Bolivia-Peru trip offered
by a tour operator (Tucan Travel) that starts off in La Paz, I was
thinking about flying into Buenos Aires first for about 5 days.  From

Do Cingular Cell phones work in Puerto Vallarta?  
Thanks Diane