San Carlos (Costa Rica) Comitan de Dominguez (Mexico)

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January 31st 2007

Published: February 1st 2007

Huehuetenango sounds like an Abba song. It is a town in western Guatemala. I arrive after three days of crawling up and down a rugged mountain range known as the Sierra de Los Cuchumaines. In those three days I have only travelled 160 km but it has been hard work. Although most of the road has just been paved the gradients are the steepest I have ridden so far on my trip. Guatemalan civil enginee... Read Full Entry

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Tim Malloch

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I cycled from, Ushuaia, the most southern point in Argentina to, Deadhorse, the most northern point in Alaska, United States. It was amazing. Took me just over 18 months. During this trip I have made 23 entries into my travel journal on this blog. I also have a website pushonnorth.com which has maps of my route on it. If you have any questions or comments about cycle touring in Latin America why not send me an email, or even better, use the cycle touring travelblog forum that has been set up on travelblog? Have also been trying to raise money for Medecins Sans Frontieres. I raised 8,5... full info

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Road near Copan Ruinas, Honduras

This was the end of another beautiful ride. Late afternoon I have finished the main climb and am just coasting down a valley to the town of Copan Ruinas hoping that my new riding top will get me into the reformed Take That when I return to the UK.

Copan Ruinas, Honduras

Bingle, bangle, bungle I´m so happy in the jungle...

Road fom Chiquimula to Coban, Guatemala

In Guatemala I avoided Guatemala City and Antigua and rode through the hill to Mexico. Had been thinking about going north into the jungle and going to the ruins at Tikal but changed my mind at the last moment (read that it might be difficult to get a Tourist Card for Mexico at the jungle river crossings).

Los Ranchitos, Guatemala

Met US missionary, Steve, Nebraskan ranchers Robert and Rex and Cesar and his wife and Ben at a really nice little hostel, Los Ranchitos, near the entrance of the Quetzal Biotope nature reserve in Guatemala.

Los Ranchitos, Guatemala

Road from Coba to Huehuetenango, Guatemala

It took me 3 days to ride the 160 km from Coban to Hueheutenango. Most of the road is newly paved but the gradients are the steepest I have ridden so far on my trip.

Sunday morning football, Sacapulas, Guatemala

Aguascatan, Guatemala

The market price of a pineapple is being fiercely debated by these three ladies who are adamant that it should be 3.5 Quetzals and quite scornful of suggestions that it should be anything else. I have a long climb ahead and am quite happy to pay 5 straightaway without entering into any similar negotiations with the pineapple saleman.

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