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bearanddragon wrote:seems like an overwhelming preference for central america. no Caribbean islands anyone? i'm going to do my research on honduras and guatemala over the next couple weeks - thanks!
bearanddragon wrote:seems like an overwhelming preference for central america. no Caribbean islands anyone? i'm going to do my research on honduras and guatemala over the next couple weeks - thanks!
Kurt wrote:bearanddragon wrote:seems like an overwhelming preference for central america. no Caribbean islands anyone? i'm going to do my research on honduras and guatemala over the next couple weeks - thanks!
The Dominican Republic is awesome if you stay away from the beach towns like Puerta Plata. La Vega is cool. I like Santo Domingo as well. One of my favorite towns, full of peace, calm and excellent chicken is Dajabon. Right accross the river is the living hell known as Quanaminthe Haiti. Now one ever visits Dajabon because it is near Ouanaminthe, but it is worth seeing, especially the chaos of the market when the haitians come over. Never cross into Haiti on foot if possible but you can take a two day trip from there to the Citadel at Milot. The Haitian town of Cap Hatien is worthwhile but don't take a tap tap there from Ouanaminthe.
friendlyskies wrote:Der... $50 per day. Yeah, Costa Rica would be cutting it close. Don't get me wrong, it can certainly be done, but activities are so expensive that you'd either miss out or blow out your budget. Nicaragua is a much better bet (or El Salvador, if you're up for an adventure.) Just FYI, flying into San Salvador is usually a solid $100 more expensive than Guatemala City. You could combine the two countries very easily - El Sal has better beaches, Guatemala is easier to get around and has way better shopping and ruins. Both are cheap, not as cheap as Nicaragua, but a lot less expensive than CR or Mexico. My friend says there's a shuttle between Antigua and Playa El Tunco in ES now, cheap and easy.
Nicaragua's awesome, though. Look up Isla Ometepe and Playa Pie de Gigante. Anyway, like I said, if you're seriously considering any of the three countries, i can give you more specifics.
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