Ride to Aconcagua

This is the first entry for a tale which will hopefully reach from just outside Chicago, Illinois, to Mendoza, Argentina, and Aconcagua.
At the moment I am at the US/Mexico border, staying in Edinburg, Tx. This proves to be a pretty reasonable town, with all the stores and supplies that you could need.This is the first entry for a tale which will hopefully reach from just outside Chicago, Illinois, to Mendoza, Argentina, and Aconcagua.

This is the practical and hopefully useful entry regarding the mechanics of borders and countries, going from the states to Panama.

My advice for the copies etc is to have a back up set of everything in a separate place from the originals, but trying to make enough copies ahead of time is
not really helpful, since there will need to be copies of passport stamps that are done on site, and in general, if there is a need for a copier, there will
be a little shop that will be open and happy to make as many copies as you need for less than a buck.

Crossing from Panama into Columbia

This is the sticking point for most journeys of this kind; this is the bottle neck where there are a limited number of options and though many people do it

every year, it is still the section of the trip that requires a good bit of effort and resources to complete.

There are several ways to go about taking bikes across into Columbia (or from Columbia into Panama). Most headache-free and secure might be booking a place