Region#3 Country#11: Chile Before you start to breathe easier as you begin to put distance between yourself and Huaynaputina in Peru, consider that you are now entering a land that is roughly as stable as sea ice. I am not telling you that the volcanoes are no concern. After all, Read more…
CRAW Region #2, Country #10: Peru After Ecuador was so fascinating, I wondered what would be left to say about Peru. Wouldn’t you know, Peru is even more fasciniating. Peru is the land of great mysteries. I think the place to start in Peru is with part history and part Read more…
CRAW Region #2, Country #9: Ecuador Having passed easily through the almost cursory border crossing procedures, you are ready to begin your journey through Ecuador. Prepare to travel through one of the most biologically diverse nations on earth. The good news is that the human threat is pretty moderate by Read more…
CRAW Region #2, Country #8: Colombia If you think the countries of Central America had some fascinating origins, you haven’t heard anything yet! The land that makes up present day Colombia has been there and back… Literally. The first thing you have to do is to eliminate the idea that Read more…
CRAW Region #1, Country #7: Panama Geographically speaking, Panama is certainly a part of Central America. However, the familiar refrain of the histories of the other countries abruptly ends with Costa Rica. From the indigenous people to the Spaniards, and into the last century, Panama has always been more closely Read more…
CRAW Region #1, Country #6: Costa Rica I will tell you now, that Costa Rica is going to be your favorite country so far. And that is not only because you have the least chance of being robbed or killed here! I think it will be the incomparable scenery. Costa Read more…
CRAW Region #1, Country #5: Nicaragua Your entry into Nicaraugua is something special. You depart Guasaule, Honduras and cross Rio Guasaule into Guasaule Nicaraugua. Your Nicarauguan tour will be one of the most scenic of the trip so far. You can breathe a sigh of relief, as Nicaraugua is the Read more…
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…