You announce you are going to Latin America by yourself, and your mother promptly faints. After you revive her, she begins issuing dire warnings of all the terrible things that will happen to a woman traveling along in South America.
Take a deep breath. The world has changed. Solo women travelers are no longer bizarre object [...]
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By emma | September 28, 2009
Unrest continues in Honduras. President Zelaya, ousted in a coup on June 28, has returned to the country and taken refuge in the Brazilian embassy. As troops surround the embassy, a negotiating team from the Organization of American States was denied entry. A curfew is in place, and public gatherings have been banned.
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The US State Department has issued a travel alert for Honduras. They recommend that American citizens defer all non-essential travel to Honduras until further notice.
At this points flights to and from Honduras are operating normally, but all carriers are monitoring the situation, which is volatile. Roads to and from the airports are sporadically blocked [...]
Many countries in Latin America require a payment at the airport prior to departure. Often times you have to pay this amount in cash (usually either local currency or US Dollars).
Argentina: (Buenos Aires EZE) $18 to be paid in USD upon checking in for international flight from Argentina.
El Calafate: $18 to be paid in [...]
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After the Tragic accident on May 30, 2008 at Toncontín International Airport (MHTG) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, TACA has reestablished flight service to/from Tegucigalpa trough San Pedro Sula, Honduras with 42-seat ATR type aircraft, The ATR 42 is a twin-turboprop short-haul regional airline built in France and [...]