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Re: Copper Canyon Questions
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, May 4, 2013
@CascadeBob: That's a lot of good information... Thanks!

We don't plan on hiking alone. What w...

RE: Copper Canyon Questions
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, May 2, 2013
@Buscocaminos: Thanks for the info!

Some more questions for the experts:

How long is the ...

RE: need advice on bank debit cards with Visa logo,or Cirrus logo for Guatemal
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, May 2, 2013
Your TD card will only work with BAC ATMs in Guatemala. (That's the bank with the red lion's head...

Copper Canyon Questions
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Apr 30, 2013
Hi fellow travellers!

I'm planning a trip to the Copper Canyon with a friend for September/Oct...

Re: Nice view of Popo in Puebla area?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Apr 22, 2013
I took these photos from the top of the pyramid in Cholula, when I was there in 2011:

Malinche...

Re: Best attractions in Mexico City
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Mar 13, 2013
Not in any order, but here are the things I enjoyed the most in my two visits to Mexico City.

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RE: What do you think of my itinerary??
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Feb 11, 2013
You might want to consider the Indian Nose hike while at the lake. ASOANTUR has a booth right at ...

RE: Crossing the Mexico - Guatemala border by car
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Jan 31, 2013
... And the only fees we had to pay were for the car, nothing for ourselves (I'm Canadian, my fri...

RE: Crossing the Mexico - Guatemala border by car
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Jan 31, 2013
This is from November of last year at the Ciudad Cuauhtémoc crossing on the Pan American Highway:...

Trip Report – Guatemala 2012 – Part I (Todos Santos Cuchumatán)
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Jan 18, 2013
Trip Report - Guatemala 2012 (Part I)

Here is the first part of my trip report. I'm going to t...

Re: Canadian debit card problem-Help por favor!
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Jan 17, 2013
This might be a bit late to help the OP, but the only ATM where my TD Canada Trust debit card wor...

Re: Are there any active (red lava) volcanos
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Jan 17, 2013
I did the overnight Acatenango hike with Old Town Outfitters in November - trip report coming soo...

RE: Driving Advice in El Salvador
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Jan 11, 2013
You're right, we're planning to check out the Ruta de las Flores. It's going to be a short trip, ...

RE: Driving Advice in El Salvador
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Jan 11, 2013
Thanks for the reply! I'll probably do what I wrote earlier and use San Salvador as a base on thi...

RE: Driving Advice in El Salvador
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Jan 11, 2013
I did a little more research and I think we'll use San Salvador as a base instead of Suchitoto. T...

Driving Advice in El Salvador
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Jan 11, 2013
We're going to El Salvador for a few days at the end of this year and since we'll be driving, I h...

Re: Raxrujá & Cancuén
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Jan 11, 2013
We'll take the road through Chisec, then. Thanks for your help!

If we do make it to Cancuén, I...

Raxrujá & Cancuén
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Jan 11, 2013
I'm in the final stages of planning a road trip to Guatemala. My travel partner and I decided tha...

RE: Hiking/Countryside Exploration between Mexico DF and Oaxaca
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Mar 4, 2013
For hiking, I second the suggestion above to visit Volcán La Malinche near Tlaxcala. The cloud fo...

Re: Guatemala - Costa Rica - Mexico City thoughts on itinerary
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Mar 5, 2013
The first thing that strikes me about your itinerary is that you're only spending a full day in 2...