Gringo Trail


The Gringo Trail refers to a string of the places most frequently visited 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 Darien Gap.
North America
Mexico:
Chichen Itza, Isla Mujeres, Tulum, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
Central America
El Salvador:
Tazumal, Joya de Ceren, El Sunzal
Guatemala:
Antigua, Lake Atitlan, Tikal, Semuc Champey
Nicaragua:
Granada, Leon, San Juan del Sur, Ometepe Island, Corn Islands
Costa Rica:
Montezuma, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Jacó, La Fortuna and Arenal, Nosara, Manuel Antonio National Park
Belize:
Caye Caulker, San Ignacio
Honduras:
Bay Islands, Copan
Panama:
Bocas Del Toro, San Blas Islands, Panama City, Lost and Found Jungle Hostel, Boquete.
South America
Colombia:
Cartagena, Taganga, Tayrona National Natural Park, San Gil, Medellin, Bogota
Ecuador:
Galapagos Islands, Montañita, Cuenca, Quito, Mompiche
Peru:
Lima, Ica, Nazca, Arequipa, Puno, Cuzco, Machu Picchu, Máncora, Iquitos
Bolivia:
Salar de Uyuni, Potosí, La Paz, Titicaca lake
Argentina:
Iguaçu Falls, Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Ushuaia
Chile:
Easter Island, Pucon, Torres del Paine, San Pedro de Atacama