Gringo Trail
The Gringo Trail refers to a string of the most frequently visited places,[1] by "Gringos", US-Americans and other foreigners in Latin America.
Geographical reach
The Gringo trail encompasses all of Latin America, but there is no overland route between Mexico and Central America, and South America through the Darien Gap. Most people either focus on South America or Central America and Mexico.
North America
Mexico: Chichen Itza, Isla Mujeres, Tulum, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Puerto Escondido, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Oaxaca
Central America
Guatemala: Antigua, Lake Atitlan, Tikal, Semuc Champey
Nicaragua: Granada, Leon, San Juan del Sur, Ometepe Island, Corn Islands
Costa Rica: Montezuma, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Jacó, La Fortuna and Arenal, Nosara, Manuel Antonio National Park
Belize: Caye Caulker, San Ignacio
Honduras: Bay Islands, Copan
Panama: Bocas Del Toro, San Blas Islands, Panama City (especially the Casco Viejo), Lost and Found Jungle Hostel (Las Minas, Chiriqui)
South America
Colombia: Cartagena, Taganga, Tayrona National Natural Park, San Gil, Medellin, Bogota
Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Montañita, Cuenca, Quito, Mompiche
Peru: Lima, Cuzco, Machu Picchu, Máncora, Iquitos
Bolivia: Salar de Uyuni, Potosí, La Paz, Titicaca lake
Argentina: Iguaçu Falls, Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Ushuaia
Chile: Easter Island, Pucon, Torres del Paine, San Pedro de Atacama
See also
- Banana Pancake Trail
- Hippie trail
- Lonely Planet
- Grand Tour – 17th–19th century Continental tour undertaken by young European aristocrats, partly as leisure and partly educational
- Gringo Trails – A 2013 documentary by anthropologist Pegi Vail on the lasting impact of global tourism on cultures, economies, and the environment
References
External links
- Gringo Trail travel guide from Wikivoyage