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Trip Statistics

Last updated on September 10, 2006

Travel distance and time

USA - 80 miles, 129km, 8 years :-)))
Mexico - 5050 miles, 8125km, 22 days
Guatemala - 216 miles, 348km, 2 days
El Salvador - 221 miles, 356km, 4 days
Honduras - 1009 miles, 1624km, 24 days
Nicaragua - 871 miles, 1401km, 14 days
Costa Rica - 765 miles, 1231km, 10 days
Panama - 412 miles, 663km, 20 days
Panama City, Panama to Guayaquil, Ecuador - 744 miles or 1197km, 1h 30min by air
Guayaquil to Galapagos Islands - 726 miles, 1168km, 1h 30min by air
Galapagos Islands back to Guayaquil - 726 miles, 1168km, 1h 30min by air
Ecuador - 1426 miles, 2294km, 14 days + 17 days on Galapagos
Peru - 3007 miles, 4839km, 27 days
Bolivia - 1529 miles, 2460km, 12 days
Chile - 2930 miles, 4714km, 14 days
Paraguay - 270 miles, 434km, 7 days
Uruguay - 435 miles, 700km, 3 days
Argentina - 7080 miles, 11392km, still here :-)

Time on the road: 215 Days
Total distance traveled: 27197 miles, 43760km
Total fuel consumption: 1390 gallons, 5256L
Average fuel economy: 18.07MPG, 13.09L/100km
Highest altitude reached by car: 16729 feet, 5059m

Vehicle repair

Welding the broken off resonator: $5
"Check Engine" light diagnostics & repair (fixed by cleaning contacts): $20
Flat tire #1: $7
Grease front wheel bearings & replace seals: $33
Alignment after hitting a big stone: $14
"Altitude sickness" diagnostics: $13
Flat tire #2: $2

Total: 94 USD

Average hotel prices (double room)

Mexico: 20-35 USD per night
El Salvador: 8-15 USD per night
Honduras: 10-35 USD per night
Nicaragua: 15-30 USD per night
Costa Rica: 10-25 USD per night
Panama: 10-15 USD per night
Ecuador: 10-20 USD per night
Peru: 8-20 USD per night
Bolivia: 4-15 USD per night
Chile: 20-30 USD per night
Uruguay: 16-18 USD per night
Paraguay: 8-30 USD per night
Argentina: 12-25 USD per night

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