Featured Roadtrippers
We were already dreaming of a big trip for a long time, hesitating to do the Silk route or drive down to Africa. Then half a year ago we got an invitation from a friend who was getting married in Cincinnati, Ohio. So the plan arouse to drive the Americas. We both love the Latin American spirit and already traveled to Nicaragua and Brasil so we knew it'd be a killer trip.
Robin and Miet started their trip on August 28, 2011, and are driving a 1999 Mitsubishi L300 4WD. In their words, they decided to take this trip because: "We bought this awesome van a while ago, dreaming of driving it around unknown corners. And then we found out that shipping it to the States was not that...
Featured Articles
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We'll walk you through the typical bribery scenario: getting pulled over, description of the (likely) bogus infraction, threat of a multa (fine), request for a bribe, and how you can avoid paying the bribe. Getting pulled over by the police - typical scenario If you travel for any length of... -
The entire network of roads in North, Central, and South America connect, except for a 50 km (30 miles) gap between Colombia and Panama known as the Darien Gap. The Darien Gap has been crossed a handful of times by international teams, but is now considered too dangerous to cross due to rebel... -
As you are most likely aware, road conditions in Latin America are (in general) much worse than road conditions in the United States and Canada. Most Latin American roads are small, two lane roads with little or no shoulder. The main roads generally are navigable by any vehicle (you don't need a...
Latest News
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Could this be the end of the drama of the Darien Gap? We have received a recent report of ferry service starting between Panama and Colombia. Here is a rough translation of the press release that is found on many pages across the internet: The Caribbean cities of Colon, Panama, and... -
Just on the tails of roadtrippers connecting in Guatemala, two of the four co-founders of DTA had the pleasure of meeting up with Shannon and Brenton who are about to embark on their drive to Argentina. Kristin and Chris met up with them in one of their favorite hangouts (and traditional DTA... -
Gasoline in Bolivia is very cheap due to government subsidization, which causes persons to drive in from neighboring countries such as Argentina and Chile to fill up their tanks. To counteract this, Bolivia passed a law in December of 2011 stating that vehicles with foreign plates need to pay a...
