Gringo Trail

The Gringo Trail refers to a string of the places most often 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 Darién Gap. Travelers generally charter sailboats in Panama or take the ferry.

North America

• Mexico:
  • Chichen Itza
  • Guanajuato
  • Isla Mujeres
  • Oaxaca
  • Puerto Escondido
  • Querétaro
  • Tulum

Central America

• Belize:
  • Caye Caulker
  • San Ignacio

• Costa Rica:
  • Arenal
  • La Fortuna
  • Jacó
  • Manuel Antonio National Park
  • Montezuma
  • Nosara
  • Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

• Guatemala:
  • Antigua
  • Lake Atitlán
  • Semuc Champey
  • Tikal

• Honduras:
  • Bay Islands
  • Copán

• Nicaragua:
  • Corn Islands
  • Granada
  • Leon
  • Ometepe Island
  • San Juan del Sur

• Panama:
  • Bocas Del Toro
  • Boquete
  • Panama City (especially the Casco Viejo)
  • San Blas Islands

• El Salvador:
  • Joya de Cerén
  • El Sunzal
  • Tazumal

South America

• Argentina:
  • Buenos Aires
  • Iguaçu Falls
  • Mendoza
  • Ushuaia

• Bolivia:
  • La Paz
  • Potosí
  • Salar de Uyuni
  • Lake Titicaca

• Chile:
  • Easter Island
  • Pucón
  • San Pedro de Atacama
  • Torres del Paine

• Colombia:
  • Bogotá
  • Cartagena
  • Medellín
  • San Gil
  • Taganga
  • Tayrona National Natural Park

• Ecuador:
  • Cuenca
  • Galápagos Islands
  • Mompiche
  • Montañita
  • Quito

• Peru:
  • Arequipa
  • Cusco
  • Ica (Huacachina)
  • Iquitos
  • Lima
  • Machu Picchu
  • Máncora
  • Nazca
  • Puno

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[]

External links[]

• Gringo Trail travel guide from Wikivoyage