Travel Forum / Destinations / Latin America / July 2006

Hi Everyone, Am planning to spend some time in Central America thi
winter...2007....especially Nicaragua.  Normally hang out in Mexico fo
a few months.  Have looked into flying from Guadaljara to Managua an
that is an option, although am considering driving down.  Has anyon

I'm trying to find the Barranca del Cobre on Google Earth, anyone know
the lat/lon coordinates
TIA
T.

Hi I'm a 27 yr old professional male from Toronto, Canada, Planning a
year long trip to S. America in the summer of 07. seeking travel
companion around my age +-5 yrs to with me on part or all of the trip.
If interested email me at saltaglib@yahoo.ca

Our family used to enjoy touring Mexico on their passenger trains,
leaving Nuevo Laredo or Monterey for San Miguel and Mexico
City, and from Mexico City to Guadalajara, or from Guadalajara to the
Texas border. These were full-service pullman trains with dining cars,

If anyone can tell me where I might find a conversion table of men's
sizes in Brazil to sizes In the US I'll be most grateful. Any info will
be very much appreciated. Thanks!

Can anyone tell me if it is legal to import German ham or bacon into
Guatemala?  This would be a couple pöounds as a present.

WARNING: Online dating and bridal fraud have become a serious problem
in many countries around the world.  Colombia has seen a significant
increase in internet and bridal fraud in recent years while Russia
leads the world in internet and bridal fraud, scamming millions each

I wasn't sure if this was true or not, the stuff in the video about
mexico president using blowup dolls to fight sexual harrassment in the
workplace sounds pretty phoney to me, but then again, truth is stranger
than fiction.

I will be in Panama City for 3 days in early August.  I will be
traveling alone and decided to go there since I am meeting up with
someone in Peru and had vacation time to kill and it was incrementally
more expensive to stop there for a few days since my flight connected

This is just an idle thought, but....how hard is it to work as a guide
for tourists at archaeological sites, ie Tikal, Chichen Itza, Copan,
etc.?  I assume you need some kind of a permit from the local
authorities, or maybe not.  Does anyone do this?

India is really beautiful - Visit India
Check the link:
http://www.travellintoindia.blogspot.com

*i know many of you have extensive experience using/buying backpacks.
Please lend your advice!
After hrs of internet searching for a internal frame backpack (a
versatile and reliable pack to be used down the road for various month

I have done a website for my brother at www.randolphgraham.co.uk/alex. This
will be updated with pictures of his travels as and when I get them.
Regards
Randolph Graham

My father and I would like to hike from XCaret to Belize along the
beach (or as far as we can go) in May 2007.  Does anyone have any
information regarding this area?  Maps, hotels, mileage,
villiages/settlements?

A month ago, I took a tour with my boyfriend, and we captured lots of
wonderful landscapes. After we came back, many friends asked me to
email them some. Yep, I am very glad to share with my friends or family
members. But you know, it's not allowed to upload a large attachment.