[Honda777]

Hello fellows,
I am planning a trip from the US to Argentina this year.
I would very much appreciate to speak/communicate with someone who has done it "recently". I have read a ton about it but still feel a "little" lost.

Thank you very much in advance for sharing your experience with me.

P.S.: I would certainly consider a fellow rider for part of the way, if someone is interested.

 

[ATfromAZ]

This sounds like it will be an amazing trip. I was just at a moto camp out in Montana and met a great couple. The wife was from Argentina. She’s a newer rider, but once she’s got some more miles under her belt it sounds like they might make a ride down there. I don’t have much to add, but would be interested in following this thread. What part of the US will you be embarking on your ride from?

 

[Honda777]

This sounds like it will be an amazing trip. I was just at a moto camp out in Montana and met a great couple. The wife was from Argentina. She’s a newer rider, but once she’s got some more miles under her belt it sounds like they might make a ride down there. I don’t have much to add, but would be interested in following this thread. What part of the US will you be embarking on your ride from?

Thank you for your reply.
I will be leaving from Colorado. I went from Colorado to Prudhoe Bay and back during the fall before Covid. I think, I can, kind of, count that trip as part of the entire Pan American hwy that I will try to complete.

 

[Ponzan]

I would be happy to give you some tips, advice and help with the planning of the chilean and argentinean part of your trip

 

[Dave B]

Are you a regular on advrider ? If not, register and have a nosy around, several individuals doing that very route at the moment. Heaps of current information on their.

 

[AIC_Rooster]

Look up Itchy Boots on Youtube and watch her episodes backwards?

 

[Honda777]

Look up Itchy Boots on Youtube and watch her episodes backwards?

Thank you very much, will do.

 

[AIC_Rooster]

Thank you very much, will do.

Spoiler alert I guess, but most of her trouble was in Mexico. There were some places she avoided in South America. I think she was receiving advice from Horizon's Unlimited folks and she would check in with local law enforcement about the status of certain roads along the way.

She had a police escort for one road... I forget where. And a kind of scary encounter with a guy who looked to be holding a choke line but dropped it at the last minute as she rode up.

Good series.

 

[Honda777]

I would be happy to give you some tips, advice and help with the planning of the chilean and argentinean part of your trip

How can I contact you, please? Thank you.

 

[DoubleThumper]

How can I contact you, please? Thank you.

"Click" on @Ponzan's avatar and select "Start conversation" link.

 

[Ponzan]

How can I contact you, please? Thank you.

?? Don't understand.
I did answer your conversation on August 15 and happily gave you my email plus some links to the trips I've made with the AT. Please check your conversations. 👍

 

[Honda777]

My dream trip to Argentina is finally under way. I am second day in Costa Rica and will be in Panama (hopefully) in a few days ready to go to Colombia. Unfortunately, my planned and pre-paid trip across to Colombia with Ave Maria Sailing aka Wild Card Sailing fell thru (didn’t pan out), not my fault. I will have to begin searching for other suitable options. Any leads or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
So far, the trip is going well. I have found two things ‘annoying’ tho. First, border crossings; second, forget about walking into a store and buying a 150/70-18” tire or tube. They do NOT exist in Central America, IMHO.
The worst border crossing, so far, has been to and from Nicaragua by factor of 10.

 

[ATfromAZ]

@Honda777 - Hope your trip is continuing along nicely. Did you make it across the Darien gap ok? Send photos/updates if you can. Cheers.

 

[Honda777]

My attempt to cross the Darien Gap on any kind of boat from Panama to Colombia has failed. I tried very hard to get a ride but either no suitable boat was available or a captain was asking way too much money or simply no boat would be in sight. I have ended up flying my bike and myself from Panama City to Bogota. In my own mind it is a mind numbing, boring and last resort choice I made. I did not have more time to spend looking for a boat ride. It is very sad I could not accomplish that, I was so much looking forward to it. BTW, the bike is still sitting at DHL in Bogota to be cleared.

 

[Honda777]

 

[Lupolee]

Argentina have just won the world cup, so if you do get there they could be on vacation for about two months 😂 🎉 🍺 🌎 🏆

 

[ViperTech18]

the bike is still sitting at DHL in Bogota to be cleared.

I am planning some trip next year.
Interested in the Customs clearing process Please.
Once you have a spare time, and finish this, I would like to know how this works to be able to enter Colombia and travel with foreign bike and License Plate.
Thank You in Advance. Safe Riding.

 

[MinnesotaDeadhead]

Tell me about Nicaraguan customs.Ill be entering Nicaragua in a week and could use the info .Thanks

 

[Honda777]

Tell me about Nicaraguan customs.Ill be entering Nicaragua in a week and could use the info .Thanks

I spent 8 hours at the border entering Nicaragua and 4 hours exiting. Some spend less time. When I was crossing, either COVID test (48 or so hours old) or proof of 3 shoots was required. I think it’s a matter of luck how much time it takes. Number of people crossing at a given time, processing officer’s mood, etc. Please, approach the border with a lot of patience, smile, be friendly and polite and you MAY be in and out at no time. Warning: do not take a drone into Nicaragua. If you have one, you have number of options: ship it to Costa Rica, fly it over the border and then find it, hide it on your bike really well, do not take one at all. I have no personal experience with a drone because I do not own one, I have read about it. I had to run all my luggage thru an x-ray machine when exiting Nicaragua. Good luck. Please let me know, if you other questions.

 

[ViperTech18]

@Honda777 Please see my post above # 17.
Thank You.