Travel Forum / Destinations / Latin America / February 2006

I'm in the beginning phases of planning a trip to Costa Rica along with
a few friends, we're all in our mid-twenties. Since I'm basically just
researching the trip at this point, I'm very curious to hear what
people have to say about traveling to Costa Rica.

Any reasonable hotels in Guadalajara Mexico..anyone ever stay at the
Universo Hotel and the rates?  Stayed there years ago and found it "not bad"
and would like a rate but somehow unable to do so on the web.
Again thanks for your attention.

A couple of questions about the Dominican Republic:
1)Is it cheaper to buy a DR tourist card at a consulate than at the
airport, or does it cost the same? The State Dept. and the DR embassy
site seem to provide conflicting information. If the cost is the same,

I'm planning a family trip to Oaxaca in early July.  The family is the wife
and I, plus three kids (18, 6, and 6).  I'm looking for a hotel
recommendation.  Here's my criteria:
* Don't want to stay at the ultra high-end places.

I want to take three flights on an upcoming trip:
- Mexico City to Guatemala City
- Guatemala City to Flores (Guatemala)
- Flores to San Pedro (Belize)

Just wondering what a daily budget in Costa Rica should be?
I'm used to roughin it when travelling so would be taking very
basic rooms and normalty live on street food and cheap local
restaurant food when travelling.

Verizon claims to have roaming coverage in Puerto Vallarta. Anybody
tried it recently? How's it work?
Ordinarily, I'd never take a cellphone on vacation, but I've read
recent reports that our hotel, the Krystal, has started charging big

I and some friends are very interested in taking a long trip through
South America by car. I would want to buy the car there and then sell
it when I leave. Can anyone recommend what country or specific region
would be best to buy and which to sell, among Peru, Chile, Argentina,

I need to vent. My daughter is moving to Argentina to live with her
boyfriend. Don't ask me how she plans on making money cause I refuse to be
a money machine. Buenos Aires is so far away and I am a little illiterate
when it comes to the area. I don't know anything about the ...

I would like to study Spanish in Guadalajara.  Can anyone make a
recommendation and describe their experience?  Thanks much.

not having much success with google, but does anyone know how much a mex
strat guitar costs in your average guitar shop in Mexico City?

International travel can be an exciting adventure, but it can also
bring many unpredictable situations if you should need medical care
while you're abroad. We provide US citizens and non-US citizens with
international insurance resources to ease the stress of an unfamiliar

Hi, I'm coming from Europe and sick of freezing.
I want to be roasted. I want it to be over 30 degrees all the time.
Does it get colder in March in Argentina, or will I be happy?
Thanks.

Some time this year, the G/f and I are hoping to visit Mexico for the
first time, flying from The Netherlands.
We'd like to combine a bit of everything - Ancient cultural, Modern and
Beach - would probably be looking at around 2 weeks total.

We put a lot of Americana Sportfishing clients on the water in January.
Most of the top captains in the Central Pacific (Los Sueños and
Quepos) coast of Costa Rica are, as usual, booked pretty solid during
the first three months of the year for one of the world's great sail