Gringo Trail
The Gringo Trail refers to a string of the places most frequently visited[1] by "gringos", Canadians, Americans, other budget travelers, vice tourists, backpackers, Anglo-European, Dutch, German heritage foreigners in Latin America.
Geographical reach
The Gringo trail encompasses almost all of Latin America, except Brazil, but there is no overland route on the Pan-American Highway between Central America and South America across the Darien Gap (travelers generally charter sailboats in Panama or take the ferry).
North America
Mexico: Chichen Itza, Isla Mujeres, Tulum, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
Central America
El Salvador: Tazumal, Joya de Ceren, El Sunzal
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), Boquete.
South America
Colombia: Cartagena, Taganga, Tayrona National Natural Park, San Gil, Medellin, Bogota
Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Montañita, Cuenca, Quito, Mompiche
Peru: Lima, Ica (Huacachina), Nazca, Arequipa, Puno, 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
- The Gringo Trail, Mark Mann at Amazon
External links
Gringo Trail travel guide from Wikivoyage