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#149278 - 04/15/11 07:14 PM The Cost of Traveling in Central & South America
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Registered: 04/15/11
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Loc: Denmark
I don't know if this is a backcountry question, but I'm new so I'm posting here.

My question pretty much boils down to this: does it sound viable to travel through Central America (excl. Guatemala, Belize & Mexico, as I will already have covered them) and South America in the period of Juli 25 to December 20 on a budget of USD 11,000? I'm traveling as cheap as possible and I just want a general impression of the most important places.

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#149279 - 04/15/11 08:06 PM Re: The Cost of Traveling in Central & South America [Re: Yo-yo]
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I think you'll get better answers on a travel forum such as Lonely Planet. This forum is for wilderness trekking (American style "backpacking"), not budget travel.


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#149298 - 04/16/11 01:13 PM Re: The Cost of Traveling in Central & South America [Re: OregonMouse]
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Thanks, I thought the same thing when I looked into what backcountry meant. I'll go look there!

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#149847 - 05/02/11 05:47 PM Re: The Cost of Traveling in Central & South America [Re: Yo-yo]
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I think you posted last year, but if its still an option, I went from California to Matazlan-mexico. It took three weeks and found it very interesting once I got past the desert boundaries. Water on the trip was big issue. One book that may help a little is 99 days to Panama. Even if I did not speak spanish I always found help in translation and places to camp. Very nice people.
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