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Feb

Where We’ve Been: January 2012 Road Trip Driving Route

Posted on February 6th, 2012 :: Posted in Central America, Costa Rica, Drive, Driving Route Map, video

Thanks to our SPOT Satellite Messenger you can see a map of our exact Trans-Americas Journey road trip driving route. Our newest “Where We’ve Been” feature is time-lapse video created using pictures taken every 10 seconds by our GoPro Hero HD camera mounted on our windshield.

The New Year began with us in La Fortuna, the town nearest to Arenal Volcano. Then we headed over to Poas Volcano before returning to the capital, San Jose. A few days later our friend Dos came down to visit so we picked him up at the airport and drove right back to La Fortuna to soak in the hot springs.

Then it was off to the lazy beach town of Play Hermosa and south along the Pacific Coast to Manuel Antonio National Park in Quepos. To finish up Dos’s trip we headed to Siquerres on the other side of the country so that we could do a 2-day white water rafting trip on the Pacuare River. Then it was back to San Jose to drop Dos off at the airport (sniff).

On our own again we went to Palmares to see their annual fair, the biggest in the country, followed by some time checking out a few hotels in different parts in and around the Central Valley. We ended the month by heading out to Cartago and the beautiful Orosi Valley.

January 2012 Driving Route – Costa Rica

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27
Dec

Fire Spinning with La Semilla del Fuego – Poptun,Guatemala

Posted on December 27th, 2011 :: Posted in Central America, Guatemala, Performance, video

We are very lucky to have become friends with Mandy and George, two amazing people who live near Poptun in the Peten region of Guatemala. One of the many reasons they are so amazing is La Semilla del Fuego (The Seed of Fire), a fire spinning group they started. The group performs at events around the region and here’s a look at their mesmerizing work.

For the full effect, check out our video of Mandy and George spinning fire with their troupe La Semilla del Fuego.

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4
Dec

Where We’ve Been: November 2011 Road Trip Driving Route

Posted on December 4th, 2011 :: Posted in Central America, Driving Route Map, El Salvador, GoPro, SPOT map, video

Thanks to our SPOT Satellite Messenger you can see our exact Trans-Americas Journey road trip driving route. And we’re continuing with our newest “Where We’ve Been” feature: time-lapse video created using pictures taken every 10 seconds by a GoPro Hero HD camera mounted on our windshield.

We started the month of November in the moutainous, coffee-and-flower-growing Ruta de las Flores region of El Salvador. From there we drove down to El Tunco Beach on the coast, then back through San Salvador to go falconing in a park on the edge of the capital city. Then we returned to Suchitoto before heading north to Metapan where we went white water rafting and nearly visited Montecristo National Park (the road was closed).

From there we drove across the Northern Mountains to La Palma, with a stop along the way where Eric got thrown from a horse and fractured two ribs. This was, officially, his worst birthday EVER.

That injury meant that we had to drive back to San Salvador for x-rays, doctor appointments and rehab. When we finally left the capital city went drove back to the coast to recuperate in Costa del Sol, the port city of La Libertad and Barra de Santiago. From there we visited El Imposible National Park (yes, that’s its real name), then headed back to Santa Ana to visit our friend Chalo and his wife.

We ended the month by finally heading to the eastern half of El Salvador to visit the town of Alegria and its volcanic crater lake.

Here’s time-lapse video of where we drove in November, brought to you by our GoPro Hero HD camera. You can thank extraordinary musician and friend Scott Metzger for writing the Official Trans-Americas Journey theme song which you hear in this video. NOTE: Eric fractured his ribs and Karen took over the driving at around the 8:20 mark…