The Navimag Ferry: 3 days on the Evangelistas
“Dear passengers! Your attention please! We would like to inform you that now is the right moment to take the …
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Taking the milk bus to the mountains: Cocuy hiking
“Si Señora, and a pound of cheese.” The shop assistant takes one of the big round pieces of soft local …
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Around the Darien Gap: a crossing by boat
At 8:30 am, the ground staff at the domestic airport in Panama City still struggles with the Monday morning sleepiness. …
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A backpackers’ guide to the Panama Canal
They have cut a broad passageway into the dense vegetation. From above it looks like a busy highway, the cargo …
The Geisha in the coffee fields: Coffee in Boquete
“Geisha Coffee? I wish I had some,” Olga sighs, “but people buy it like mad!” From Olga’s Café we move …
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Central America, so far – Costa Rica and El Salvador
“Check-in 4:30 am,” the clerk tells us with an innocent smile. We decide nonetheless against the ghastly overpriced dorm beds …
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In the jungles of Guatemala (City)
“I must not look down! I must not look down!” An older American lady in shorts and polo-shirt gropes for …
Visiting the Ruta Puuc – and detecting differences in Mexico
To make creative use of the involuntary waiting time, Isa starts doing push-ups on the crossing. The second car in …
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The day of the dead – Dia de los Muertos in San Cristobal
“My chocolate skulls are also popular. They are made with tamarind and almonds!” the market vendor points out to us. …
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Hiking with Zapotecs in the cloud forests of the Sierra Norte
“Seat numbers 19 and 20, departure time 8:30,” the friendly clerk at the Flecha de Zempoaltepetl bus company tells us. …
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