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Is it possible to take a train from the U.S. to Brazil?
I could not find much about taking a passenger train through Mexico let
alone Mexico to Guatemala to Honduras to Nicaragua to Costa Rica to Panama to Columbia to Brazil. I imagine it would be a nightmare to plan and cost more than a Jet flight, not to mention the time it would take to get there, but it would be an incredible adventure |
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Is it possible to take a train from the U.S. to Brazil?
No, its not. And believe me, if it were, it would be more of an adventure
than you're prolly looking for......The same adventure can be had by taking buses, with far more flexibility and reliability. Prolly prices out better too, with a greater variety of service and comfort levels. The best of buses will afford you airline levels of comfort, the worst will present you with all the adventure you thought you would get on the train......including being yanked off the bus periodically to be searched by groups of very young soldiers with automatic weapons, who like to play grab-ass with their buddies while their fingers are still on the triggers of their waist leveled M-16's, while 100 or so civilian bus passengers wander around around aimlessly waiting for orders to get back on the bus and continue the trip. BTW....there is STILL no ground tranport between Panama and Colombia.Its still a boat or air proposition........Howard "Robert Miller" wrote in message ... I could not find much about taking a passenger train through Mexico let alone Mexico to Guatemala to Honduras to Nicaragua to Costa Rica to Panama to Columbia to Brazil. I imagine it would be a nightmare to plan and cost more than a Jet flight, not to mention the time it would take to get there, but it would be an incredible adventure |
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Is it possible to take a train from the U.S. to Brazil?
You better just read about it in the fine book by Paul Theroux: The Old
Patagonian Express. |
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Is it possible to take a train from the U.S. to Brazil?
I think that train service is being reduced in many countries. Mexico
has very few passenger trains left. As another poster mentioned, buses are probably the best way to see the countryside. They go everywhere, and offer plenty of opportunities for adventure. Note, however, that some sources do not recommend ground transport in Columbia, because of the kidnapping industry. It is safer to fly. Richard Robert Miller wrote: I could not find much about taking a passenger train through Mexico let alone Mexico to Guatemala to Honduras to Nicaragua to Costa Rica to Panama to Columbia to Brazil. I imagine it would be a nightmare to plan and cost more than a Jet flight, not to mention the time it would take to get there, but it would be an incredible adventure -- http://www.fergusonsculpture.com Sculptures in copper and other metals |
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Is it possible to take a train from the U.S. to Brazil?
"Robert Miller" ha scritto nel messaggio ... I could not find much about taking a passenger train through Mexico let alone Mexico to Guatemala to Honduras to Nicaragua to Costa Rica to Panama to Columbia to Brazil. I imagine it would be a nightmare to plan and cost more than a Jet flight, not to mention the time it would take to get there, but it would be an incredible adventure when I was in Guatemala. I read that there is a bus going through Honduras Nicaragua Costarica to Panama It takes about two days. but passengers can stop wherever they want |
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Is it possible to take a train from the U.S. to Brazil?
"tile" wrote in message ... "Robert Miller" ha scritto nel messaggio ... I could not find much about taking a passenger train through Mexico let alone Mexico to Guatemala to Honduras to Nicaragua to Costa Rica to Panama to Columbia to Brazil. I imagine it would be a nightmare to plan and cost more than a Jet flight, not to mention the time it would take to get there, but it would be an incredible adventure when I was in Guatemala. I read that there is a bus going through Honduras Nicaragua Costarica to Panama It takes about two days. but passengers can stop wherever they want What about the Darian Gap? |
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Is it possible to take a train from the U.S. to Brazil?
Calif Bill wrote:
when I was in Guatemala. I read that there is a bus going through Honduras Nicaragua Costarica to Panama It takes about two days. but passengers can stop wherever they want What about the Darian Gap? Presumably, that would be the final stop. :-) -- Bob Broughton http://broughton.ca/ Vancouver, BC, Canada "It should be legal for a private maternity ward to permit smoking." - Chuck Wright, May 22, 2006 |
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Is it possible to take a train from the U.S. to Brazil?
Magiel Venema wrote:
You better just read about it in the fine book by Paul Theroux: The Old Patagonian Express. I second the motion. This book was published in 1979. Even then, travelling by train in Central and South America was hit-or-miss. A lot of the trains that Theroux rode on no longer exist, or have been severely downgraded. Especially in Mexico. And the Patagonian Express itself now runs only between Esquel and El Maitén. -- Bob Broughton http://broughton.ca/ Vancouver, BC, Canada "It should be legal for a private maternity ward to permit smoking." - Chuck Wright, May 22, 2006 |
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Is it possible to take a train from the U.S. to Brazil?
tile wrote: "Robert Miller" ha scritto nel messaggio ... I could not find much about taking a passenger train through Mexico let alone Mexico to Guatemala to Honduras to Nicaragua to Costa Rica to Panama to Columbia to Brazil. I imagine it would be a nightmare to plan and cost more than a Jet flight, not to mention the time it would take to get there, but it would be an incredible adventure when I was in Guatemala. I read that there is a bus going through Honduras Nicaragua Costarica to Panama It takes about two days. but passengers can stop wherever they want TICA Bus runs from Tapachula Mexico through Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Coast Rica and on into Panama..... SD |
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Is it possible to take a train from the U.S. to Brazil?
"Calif Bill" wrote in message link.net... "tile" wrote in message ... "Robert Miller" ha scritto nel messaggio ... I could not find much about taking a passenger train through Mexico let alone Mexico to Guatemala to Honduras to Nicaragua to Costa Rica to Panama to Columbia to Brazil. I imagine it would be a nightmare to plan and cost more than a Jet flight, not to mention the time it would take to get there, but it would be an incredible adventure when I was in Guatemala. I read that there is a bus going through Honduras Nicaragua Costarica to Panama It takes about two days. but passengers can stop wherever they want The oldest one is Tica Bus, through all five countries. What about the Darian Gap? It's south of Panama City, the end of the route. |
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