Driving the Pan-American Highway
to Mexico and Central America
Table of Content
(Browse Sample Contents)

FOREWORD

DISCAIMER

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

CHAPTER I
PREPARATION FOR THE TRIP

• RESEARCHING THE TRIP
• PICKING THE DESTINATION
• REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION
o Passports
o Birth Certificates
o Marriage License/Divorce Papers
o Police Clearance
o Financial Responsibility
o Certificate of Auto Insurance
o Mexican Rules Regarding Accidents
o Proof of Ownership/Permission
o Obtaining your “Drive Through Visas”
o Mexico
o Guatemala
o El Salvador
o Honduras
o Nicaragua
o Costa Rica
• FINANCES FOR THE TRIP
• PREPARING YOUR CAR FOR THE TRIP
• PACKING YOUR CAR FOR THE TRIP
• READY...SET...GO !

CHAPTER II
SUGGESTED ROUTING

• SUGGESTED ROUTING MAP - MEXICO
• SUGGESTED ROUTING MAP - CENTRAL AMERICA ROUTES, TIMES AND DISTANCES FOR MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA

CHAPTER III
YOUR TRIP - COUNTRY BY COUNTRY

• HIGHWAY SIGNS
• HIGHWAY SIGNS AND DIRECTIONS
• CAR PARTS
• TOOLS, ETC.
• CAR TROUBLE
• BORDER CROSSINGS
• POLICE
• LODGING
• TRAVELING TO MEXICO BY CAR
o Mexico
o Guatemala
o Belize
o El Salvador
o Honduras
o Nicaragua
o Costa Rica
o Panama

CHAPTER IV
HOTEL RATES AND FACILITIES

• MEXICO HOTEL AND MOTEL RATES
• GUATEMALA HOTEL AND MOTEL RATES
• EL SALVADOR HOTEL AND MOTEL RATES
• HONDURAS HOTEL AND MOTEL RATES
• NICARAGUA HOTEL AND MOTEL RATES
• COSTA RICA HOTEL AND MOTEL RATES
• PANAMA HOTEL RATES

CHAPTER V
ACTUAL TRIP ALONG THE PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY

• AUTHOR'S TRIP FROM CALIFORNIA TO COSTA RICA

CHAPTER VI
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES ON THE PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY

• LAS VEGAS TO COSTA RICA
• TO CENTRAL AMERICA BY RV CARAVAN
• EXPLORE BEAUTIFUL GUATEMALA
• TEXAS TO CENTRAL AMERICA WITH
• A 4,000 LB. TRAILER
• METRIC CONVERSIONS
• SUGGESTED READING

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