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Tag: Pan American Highway

Nicaragua – Revolution and Colonial Cities

By HighburyNomad On 10/02/2024

From San Jose an early morning Tica Bus to Granada, Nicaragua. The bus journey was quite long and border crossings in Central America seem to take much longer than those in South America. Leaving Costa …

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Nicaragua, North America
Border Crossing, Colonial Cities, Pan American Highway, Travel Blog, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Volcano

Costa Rica

By HighburyNomad On 08/02/2024

From Panama, we crossed the land border into Costa Rica and made our way to the capital San Jose, arriving just after 10 in the evening. Despite looking relatively small on the map, distances can …

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Costa Rica, North America
Border Crossing, Cloud Forest, Coffee, Monkeys, National Parks, Pan American Highway, Theatre, Travel Blog, Wildlife

Panama – The Canal and Beyond

By HighburyNomad On 24/01/2024

Panama offers a blend of bustling urban life, rich history, and serene natural landscapes. From the UNESCO-listed old quarter of Panama City to the marvel of the Panama Canal, there’s much to captivate travellers. Boquete, with its lush coffee estates and cool highland climate, provides a tranquil retreat.

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North America, Panama
Coffee, Colonial Cities, Pan American Highway, Travel Blog

Mexico – The Yucatan

By HighburyNomad On 25/02/2023

The final leg of our Mexican tour was the Yucatan Peninsular. From Palenque we took the bus to the old colonial port of Campeche. Because the Yucatan is very flat, mostly less than 50 metres …

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Mexico, North America
Archaeological sites, Colonial Cities, Maya, Pan American Highway, Travel Blog

Mexico – Oaxaca and Chiapas

By HighburyNomad On 15/02/2023

Oaxaca has become one of the major cultural destinations in Mexico, and is the type of city where you can simply take time out and just absorb its many attractions. It was the first city …

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Mexico, North America
Archaeological sites, Beaches, Colonial Cities, Culinary Highlights, Maya, Pan American Highway, Surfing, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Waterfalls

Mexico City and the Centre of Mexico

By HighburyNomad On 23/01/2023

We arrived in Mexico City after a long flight on the 11th January 2023 and while the airport was fairly busy we were safely through it complete with bags and a simple immigration process and …

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Mexico, North America
Archaeological sites, Colonial Cities, COVID Travel, Culinary Highlights, Mega City, Pan American Highway, Theatre, Travel Blog

Colombia 2022 – The South

By HighburyNomad On 08/06/2022
Mesita B, San Agustin, Colombia

Going South from the Zona Cafetera, the number of tourists is greatly reduced, especially as distances are greater from the major population centres of Bogotá and Medellín and international tourists stick to the arc between …

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Colombia, South America
Archaeological sites, Coffee, Colonial Cities, Magdalena River, Mountains, National Parks, Pan American Highway, Pre Incan, Travel Blog, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Colombia 2022 – Zona Cafetera

By HighburyNomad On 26/05/2022
Valle de Cocora, Salento, Colombia

Our first destination in the Zona Cafetera was the university town of Manizales. The town, unusually for Latin America, sits right on top of a mountain, with the principal city centre street being the highest …

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Colombia, South America
Coffee, Colonial Cities, National Parks, Pan American Highway, Travel Blog

Colombia 2022 – Antioquia

By HighburyNomad On 20/05/2022
El Caballo, Plaza Botero, Medellín, Colombia

2022 journey to Medellin and Jardín de Antioquia

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Colombia, South America
Colonial Cities, Fernando Botero, Pan American Highway, Street Art, Travel Blog

Cartagena de Indias – Getting Ready for Christmas

By HighburyNomad On 18/12/2018
View to Cartagena Cathedral from Calle San Pedro Claver, Cartagena, Colombia

Cartagena in the run up to Christmas

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Colombia, South America
Colonial Cities, Pan American Highway, Street Art, Travel Blog, UNESCO World Heritage Site

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