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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | The purpose of this guidebook is to assist those wishing to drive through Mexico and into Central America. The United States was a sleeping giant in the 19th century. The railroads that were built across the country were instrumental in its development. Mexico and Central America are being awakened from their slumber by the building of the Pan American Highway. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Raymond E. Pritchard | | Paperback: | 162 pages | | Publisher: | Costa Rica Books | | Publication Date: | 1997-06 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1881233480 | | Product Width: | 1.37 centimeters | | Product Height: | 2.12 centimeters | | Product Weight: | 0.01 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.3 inches | | Package Width: | 5.4 inches | | Package Height: | 0.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 15 reviews |
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22 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 better, more accurate info available on the Internet Apr 25, 2006
By M. Barreto
I did a lot of research on our trip. We live in Honduras and are driving to the US over a three week period as we leave the area for good, so ordered the book. I was already very versed in the trip from countless stories on the Internet, and from exploring Central America over the last three years, so found the book simple, badly written, and not very helpful at all. I suggest that instead of spending your money on this book, you do research on the Internet and you will get much better information for free.
28 of 30 found the following review helpful:
 Outdated Aug 20, 2005
By John E. Halkyard
"Author: 99 Days to Panama"
We bought this book before our RV trip in 2003 which eventually resulted in our own book, "99 Days to Panama" (www.99DaystoPanama.com). We found the info mildly useful but not accurate, e.g. Hotel Guanacoste Travel Lodge in Liberia, Costa Rica, hardly has a "trailer park". We recently bought the 6th edition of "Christopher Howard's" version with a new cover but it is exactly the same as the 6th edition of Pritchards book we bought three years ago.
20 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 I Really Enjoyed This Guide Mar 26, 2003
By Phil Baker
I've made the trip from the U.S. to Panama by car four times. Each trip has been different and a real adventure. Although this guide should be updated it contains some good tips and many anecdotes. One of the best parts is where others share their experiences while making the journey. I also liked all of the essential Spanish vocabulary the book contains to help non-Spanish speakers in case they get in a jam. The part about border crossings is also helpful. They can be a real drag and very frustrating. This book helps prepare people for them.
I really wish the publisher would come out with a newer edition. I'plan to contact them and see if they'll let me share my experieces in the next edition. In short, if you plan to make the trip to any Central American country this book can help you.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
An Abysmal Guide Apr 26, 2000
By John
The cover says New Sixth Edition. This means that every few years the edition number is revised, nothing else. The book is littered with references to Karl Malden's "Don't Leave Home Without It" American Express ads -- the book is that old. ...
15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
If you plan to take the drive~*the book is worth buying~* Dec 12, 2001
By cassidy a. calabria
my husband and i took the drive from California all the way down to Costa Rica and this book was definitely helpful, in retrospect. i agree it needs to be updated, and honestly, it is not a MAJOR source of all the info you will need, but it will help a lot~if nothing else, it provides you with an idea of what lies ahead. the best parts about this book, we felt, were the table that shows the distances and times expected between each major town, and the page of spanish words and phrases on the road. it definitely does not assist much with budget travelers~but hey, if you are a budget traveler and you plan to make it all the way down there, we did it on a shoestring budget, w/o help from the book on finding places to stay, and we were fine! we plan to take the drive again in 2002, and we will create our own updated version of what life is like and what to actually expect along the way. overall, if you have never taken this drive~i definitely recommend getting all the info you can~including this book.
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