Remember the cool map that we have for the shirt design? The medals that you will receive for each region will be that region from that map, complete with all the details. Each medal will be cut to match the current national borders (adjusted of course to the map which Read more…
CRAW Region #1, Country #4: Honduras Our trip thru Honduras is the shortest time we will spend in any of the Central American Countries, as we pass only across the small projection between El Salvador and Nicaragua that connects Honduras to the Pacific at the Bay of Fonseca. The Bay Read more…
When you think of the stereotype of a banana republic, you are thinking about El Salvador. Before the Spanish Conquest present-day El Salvador was in the territories of three different indigenous states along with several principalities. Map by Juan Migue showing the political makeup of Central America at the time Read more…
CRAW Region #1, Country #2: Guatemala Entering Guatemala from the Mexican state of Chiappas, we are finally in the heart of Maya country. So often we think of the succession of MesoAmerican cultures as almost monolithic. The Olmec, Toltec, Maya, Aztec, etc. as if they held sway over the entirety Read more…
CRAW Region #1, Country #1: Mexico We start our journey around the planet with Latin America, the scene of a collision of colossal proportions, where three of the earth’s great tectonic plates all come together. The North American plate is moving south, the Pacific plate is scraping across its west Read more…
Travel through Mexico to Central American Countries (From Banderas News): Mexican authorities require that all international transit of persons ( transmigrantes ) and merchandise from the U.S. through Mexico, destined for Central America, be handled only at the Los Indios Bridge located south of Harlingen, Texas, on Route 509. Every Read more…
Taking the time limit off for an absolute finish of the Circumpolar Race Around the World does not relieve you of the time pressure….Because all treks are not equal, there is still a target to shoot for: The Fernando Magellan Buckle ( known as the Fernão de Magalhães Buckle in Read more…