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  1. RobertoGustavo avatar

    RE: La Palma

    by RobertoGustavo 28 March 2012

    La Palma is a nice place for a short visit if the sky is clear and you can see the mountain vista. There are also restaurants and the…

  2. lucapal avatar

    RE: La Palma

    by lucapal 28 March 2012

    Ok...thanks for the info. I think I understood how to get there (Santa Rosa de Copan-Nueva Octopeque-border at El Poy?) I guess that…

  3. JoseKevo avatar

    RE: Central America Itinary - Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua

    by JoseKevo 04 August 2011

    #1/#2) Yes, the crossing at El Poy is easy enough. Between Nueva Ocotepeque and the other side of the border, there are shuttles. If…

  4. cawte21 avatar

    RE: Central America Itinary - Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua

    by cawte21 04 August 2011

    Hi All, Please can someone (anyone!) answer a few more questions we have? 1) We're now crossing into El Salvador from Honduras, I bel…

  5. JoseKevo avatar

    RE: Central America Itinary - Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua

    by JoseKevo 23 July 2011

    I don't think you'll regret your detour to Copán Ruinas; stay at least 2-3 days based on interests, and then it's fairly straight foward…

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    RE: El Salvador / Honduras itenerary

    by JoseKevo 04 May 2011

    From San Ignacio, ES go to the nearby el Poy border with Honduras, cross and catch a shared taxi or shuttle to Nueva Octopeque. From…

  7. marcs44 avatar

    Long Trip Report - El Salvador and Honduras

    by marcs44 11 April 2011

    Hey, I've been pretty lazy but wanted to post a report of our trip. My wife and I and we spent 17 days in El Salvador and Honduras startin…

  8. JoseKevo avatar

    RE: 2011 Honduras and El Salvador Itinerary?

    by JoseKevo 31 December 2010

    So from Gracias, you're easiest shot for getting to this area is going back to Santa Rosa de Copán, catching the bus to Nueva Ocotepeque…

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    RE: 2011 Honduras and El Salvador Itinerary?

    by JoseKevo 29 December 2010

    Based on the El Salvador places you've listed, your best bet is going from Gracias back to Santa Rosa de Copán, catching a bus to Nueva…

  10. JoseKevo avatar

    RE: 10 Days Honduras early January

    by JoseKevo 18 November 2010

    Coming up to Honduras from western El Salvador will be fairly direct with the El Poy border crossing where you'll go to Nueva Ocotepeque…

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    RE: Traveling from San Salvador to Roatan Island without going to Tegus

    by JoseKevo 10 August 2010

    If you did decide to come up through La Palma and cross the ES border at El Poy into Honduras, yes - you have to walk across. Once clearing…

  12. DonnieAppleseed avatar

    From San Salvador to Flores, Guatamala

    by DonnieAppleseed 05 February 2010

    Hi.....am just looking at the map.....and it looks like there might be two ways to take buses from San Salvador in El Salvador to go…

  13. JoseKevo avatar

    RE: Transport & accommodation near El Salvador border

    by JoseKevo 18 December 2008

    If you caught the first bus to depart Flores for Chiquimula, you might get there in time for making the connection to Esquipulas - an…

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    RE: Copan Ruins to Perquin

    by JoseKevo 06 November 2008

    Roquemocan - I toyed with attempting to answer this question and then refrained because I didn't cross over into El Salvador, but from…

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    RE: Ruinas Copan to Northern El Salvador

    by JoseKevo 21 June 2008

    Agree with chefhagan; very beautiful route and the fresh mountain air with all the pines is invigorating! I did the route he describes,…

  16. Yurster avatar

    Guatemala to Honduras (Bay Islands)

    by Yurster 04 December 2007

    Hi there, Im planning on going from Guatemala City to the Bay Islands, and I know there is a direct bus to San Pedro Sula for 200Q, but…

  17. anyone101 avatar

    C. America loop through GT, HN, SV

    by anyone101 13 August 2007

    Finally planned a trip through El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. My idea is to go from S. Salvador to Suchitoto, Chaletenango, La…

  18. ZotsII avatar

    Agua Caliente in Honduras (near Guatemala border)

    by ZotsII 17 July 2007

    Agua Caliente is one of the busyest borders since most of the products come through this one the closest city in Honduras is Nueva Ocotepequ…

  19. Endless_Summer avatar

    San Pedro Sula to El Salvador

    by Endless_Summer 26 April 2007

    I have my own car here in Honduras. So I don't know about buses, but I do know about routes.

    San Pedro is in the northern part…

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