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How does a person get from Panama too Colombia?

I mean on a budget¡!

Or lets say from Central America To Colombia?
You see I missed my flight from Mexico City too Bogota.
I am thinking of taking chicken busses to Panama. Example; last night I paid $300 pesos MN from Mecico City too Tuxtla. I have done this as far as Nicaragua before.

What about the Darien Gap?¡?¿

I dont want to let my ticket from Bogata too Los Angles go to waste. The ticket is for the end of

this

month

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Try the new airline VivaColombia. $65-80 one way depending on you dates.

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The only way to cross the Darien Gap is with an all-out jungle expedition. No finished roads and obviously no bus service. there are boats that go to Columbia from Panama but think they're pretty expensive. then, you'd have to get overland to Bogota. I think a flight is best, but only you can do the math on whether a bus from Mex, or a flight, to a Central American capital is cheaper.

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There are no Darien Gap adventure expeditions, its off limits to everyone, there are military checkpoints to prevent idiots from trying.

Check in to the Darien Gapster....

Otherwise, Fly. I assume you have about 4 months for MX to Panama, and don't forget, all of Centro America can fit into the size of Colombia, so far greater distances.


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If your flights from Mexico City to Bogota and Bogota to Los Angeles are issued on the same ticket then the fact that you did not use the Mexico City to Bogota flight usually means that all subsequent flights on that ticket are cancelled.

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Try the new airline VivaColombia. $65-80 one way depending on you dates.

I attempted to buy from viva colombia on a public computer just now. $126.00
A virus or something .... no ticket. There is a new tab that says [35 explorador de windows] As luck would have it, problem was before entering card number.

I got a prepaid mastercard to deal with a problem like this, without puting my bank account details on the web.

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Have a hotel/agent buy it for you for a small fee, no hassles....


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joebuba, this is not a new airline or web site. It is just a new route for them.

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joebuba, I just booked a flight PTY-MDE for $61 o/w on September 15th. I did everything except push the buy button. And I have bought two tickets last month with US credit card and no problems.

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joebuba, this is not a new airline or web site. It is just a new route for them.

thanks for the tip. Public computers are not always safe. I will try again from another place.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L7gsJfgJaw&list=RD4BPH60V3mCY&index=2

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