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 Darian 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
Belize: Caye Caulker, San Ignacio
Honduras: Bay Islands
Panama: Bocas Del Toro, San Blas Islands, Panama City (especially the Casco Viejo)
South America
Colombia: Cartagena, Taganga, Tayrona National Natural Park, San Gil, Medellin
Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Montañita
Peru: Lima, Cuzco, Machu Picchu, 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.