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Public Group active 1 year agoAll of us somewhere on the Panamerican Highway! Or in the general vicinity of it 
Of course also BikeTravellers that are still planning their trip are welcome to ask for advice!
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Harry posted an update in the group Pan-Am Riders: 1 year ago · View
Yet another cyclists being robbed by guys on a mototaxi in Paijan, Peru:
http://laindustria.pe/trujillo/regional/asaltan-turista-mexicano-y-le-roban-4500-dolares
At least they got caught, but as the police knew these guys since a long time it is a question if this means the area is any safer right now… Just skip it, see http://biketravellers.com/groups/pan-am-riders/forum/topic/paijan-peru-avoiding-the-dangerous-dark-spot-for-biketravellers/ for more details. -
Harry created the doc Canada in the group Pan-Am Riders 1 year ago · View
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Harry created the doc Alaska, USA in the group Pan-Am Riders 1 year ago · View
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Harry created the doc Country info in the group Pan-Am Riders 1 year ago · View
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Harry wrote a new blog post Hiker-biker sites and Youth Hostels at the USA Westcoast in the group Pan-Am Riders: 1 year, 7 months ago · View
John Benson has provided the Panam & West-Coast cyclists with a very useful document, with a list of all Hiker-Biker sites, Youth Hostels and more useful info. Thanks John! ——————— Hi Harry Here’s the document, attached. It’s not quite what the title says and you can obviously adapt it as you wish. There are two bits [...] -
Harry posted on the forum topic Crossing from Panama – Cartagena by boat and plane: experiences from BikeTravellers in the group Pan-Am Riders: 1 year, 7 months ago · View
There is also a less and more adventurous (and possibly cheaper) alternative, via Turbo, Colombia, see the info here:
http://panamriders.biketravellers.com/alternative-route-from-panama-colombia-darien-gap-via-turbo/
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Harry started the forum topic Paijan, Peru: avoiding the dangerous dark spot for BikeTravellers in the group Pan-Am Riders: 1 year, 7 months ago · View
Many BikeTravellers know that Paijan, in the North of peru, is a dangerous spot. Not just for cyclists by the way, as many cars and buses have been shot at and robbed as well. On the south edge of town, there was a police checkpoint. Not really a checkpoint as it turned out. The cop, [...]
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Harry wrote a new blog post Paijan, Peru: avoiding the dangerous dark spot for BikeTravellers in the group Pan-Am Riders: 1 year, 7 months ago · View
Many BikeTravellers know that Paijan, in the North of peru, is a dangerous spot. Not just for cyclists by the way, as many cars and buses have been shot at and robbed as well.
On the south edge of town, there was a police checkpoint. Not really a checkpoint as it turned out. The cop, a [...]
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Harry started the forum topic Crossing from Panama – Cartagena by boat and plane: experiences from BikeTravellers in the group Pan-Am Riders: 1 year, 7 months ago · View
As most cyclists and other travellers know, the only real gap in the Panamericana is the borderzone between Panama & Colombia, called the Darien Gap. Physically there simply is no road (there seem to be some tracks), and a lot of jungle. Politically it is a dangerous mess with guerillas and drugs kartels on both [...]
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Harry started the forum topic Machu Picchu: to go or not to go, tips for Biketravellers in the group Pan-Am Riders: 1 year, 7 months ago · View
Below are some discussions from the Panam-riders list on Google groups.
We visited Machu Picchu a few years ago and loved it, though it was raining all day
On this post on the Panam-Riders blog are some questions and answers from the Panam -riders about the subject:
http://panamriders.biketravellers.com/machu-picchu-how-to-for-biketravellers/
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Harry wrote a new blog post Machu Picchu: how to for biketravellers in the group Pan-Am Riders: 1 year, 7 months ago · View
Below are some discussions from the Panam-riders list on Google groups about whether to go to Machu Picchu when passing through Peru and if so, how? We visited Machu Picchu a few years ago and loved it, though it was raining all day
Below are some questions and answers from the Panam -riders about [...] -
Harry wrote a new blog post Alternative route from Panama – Colombia: Darien Gap via Turbo in the group Pan-Am Riders: 1 year, 11 months ago · View
I just received the excellent detailed info from Cloe Bertrand who bravely resisted the expensive and often not so nice boats: “We did pass from Panama to Colombia by boat through the San Blas and here is our detailed road starting from Ciudad Panama. We took the bus for chepo at panama main bus terminal [...]
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Harry started the forum topic Did anybody cross from Bucaramanga to Cucuta? in the group Pan-Am Riders:
we will be heading towards venezuela in the new year and the only road is the steep pass over 3500m. Has anybody cycled ths up and can tell if there is a shoulder, is it cyclable at all?
2 years, 4 months ago · View
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Harry created the group Pan-Am Riders 2 years, 6 months ago · View
