Peter and Elsa left Newport Beach on April 19th, 2004, heading South.
The links below will take you to stories of their travels on a weekly basis.
Part One
Mexico and Central America
Gringo Trail MapThe Big Picture | |
Week One Newport Beach to Cabo San Lucas | |
Week Two Cabo to Puerto Vallarta | |
Week Three Puerto Vallarta to Acapulco |
Guatemala & Belize Map Red=Car, Blue=Boat, Green=Aircraft | |
Week Four Acapulco to Quezaltenango | |
Week Five Quezaltenango to Tikal |
El Salvador Map Red=Car Travel | |
Week Six Tikal, Belize, El Salvador |
Honduras Map Red=Car Travel, Blue=Boat | |
Nicaragua Map Red=Car Travel, Blue=Boat | |
Week Seven El Salvador to Honduras | |
Costa Rica Map Red=Car Travel | |
Week Eight Costa Rica At Last | |
Week Nine Costa Rica, Continued | |
Panama Map Red=Car Travel, Green=Air | |
Week 10 Viva Panamá | |
Week 11 Panamá, Continued | |
Week 12 More Panamá | |
Week 13 More Panamá, Continued |
Part One Part Two
Part Two Part Three
Part Three
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
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South America
Ecuador Map Red=Car Travel, Green=Air, Blue=Boat or Bus
Week 14 Ecuador, Quito
Week 15 Ecuador, Galapagos
Week 16 Ecuador, Guayaquil
Week 17 Ecuador, Avenue of the Volcanos
Peru and Boliva Maps Red=Car, Green=Air/Bus, Blue=Train/Boat
Week 18 Peru, Chiclayo
Week 19 Peru, Iquitos and Nasca
Week 20 Macchu Picchu
Week 21 Lago Titicaca and LaPaz, Bolivia
Chile and Argentina Maps Red=Car Travel, Green=Air, Blue=Boat
Week 22 Arequipa, Peru, to Northern Chile
Week 23 Atacama Desert to Mendoza, Argentina
Week 24 Santiago, Chile to Villarica
Week 25 Puerto Montt, Chile and Chiloe Island
Week 26 Bariloche, Argentina
Week 27 San Rafael Glacier, Chile
Week 28 Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia
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The Long Journey Home
Argentina Map Red=Car Travel, Green=Air, Blue=Boat
Week 29 Torres Del Paine and Perito Moreno Glacier
Week 30 El Calafate to Mar del Plata
Uruguay Map Red=Car Travel, Blue=Boat
Week 31 Punta del Este and Montevideo, Uruguay
Weeks 32, 33 and 34 Buenos Aires
Brazil and Paraguay Map Red=Car Travel, Green=Air
Week 35 Iguazu Falls and Paraguay
Weeks 36, 37, 38 and 39 A Month in Rio de Janeiro
Colombia and Venezuela Map Green=Air Travel, Blue=Bus
Weeks 39 and 40 Colombia
Week 41 Venezula
Weeks 42 and 43 Carnaval in Rio and Home!
The End