Stats Central America |
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Touring cyclists on the road (touring between several weeks - 2years):
Spain 2, Argentina 1, Netherlands 1, USA 1
Date |
End destination |
Distance (km) |
Time |
Avg (km/h) |
Notes |
| 26.9.07 |
Panama airport to centro de Panama, Panama |
28.2 |
1.53 |
14.8 |
arriving by plane then biking into the city, lots of traffic |
| 27.9.7-29.9.07 |
Panama, Panama |
- |
- |
- |
checking out the city and the canal |
| 30.9.07 |
San Carlos, Panama
N 08°28.2'
W079°57.2' |
94.8 |
6.06 |
15.5 |
rolling hills, hot and humid |
| 1.10.07 |
Aguadulce, Panama |
100.3 |
5.30 |
18.2 |
fairly flat with some rolling hills, hot and humid, stayed at the bomberos |
| 2.10.07 |
Los Ruices, Panama |
119.6 |
8.04 |
14.7 |
some rolling hills in the morning then longer climbs in the afternoon, hot and humid, stayed at police checkpoint |
| 3.10.07 |
San Felix, Panama |
81.4 |
5.25 |
14.9 |
rolling hills with a few small climbs, long detour to the beach, hot and humid, stayed with bomberos |
| 4.10.07 |
David, Panama |
76.2 |
4.34 |
16.7 |
a few long climbs, hot,humid |
| 5.10.07 |
David, Panama |
- |
- |
- |
taking a break |
| 6.10.07 |
Ciudad Neily, Costa Rica |
70.7 |
3.56 |
17.9 |
flat, crossed border, heavy rain at end of ride, about 50km in Panama |
| 7.10.07 |
Palmar Norte, Costa Rica |
75.8 |
3.56 |
19.2 |
a few small climbs and descents, rainy off and on, Erica had a slow leak in the morning, Ryan gets a flat |
| 8.10.07 |
Uvita, Costa Rica |
44.6 |
2.32 |
17.5 |
a few small hills, constant rain |
| 9.10.07 |
Uvita, Costa Rica |
- |
- |
- |
watching the rain |
| 10.10.07 |
Parrita, Costa Rica |
92 |
6.22 |
14.5 |
fairly flat, 40kms muddy gravel road, hard rain at end of day, met 1 american and 2 spanish cyclists, ryan has a slow leak in rear tire |
| 11.10.07 |
Puntarenas, Costa Rica |
129.9 |
7.11 |
18.0 |
rain all day, very hard at the end of day, a few small climbs, erica crashed in a pothole hidden under the water |
| 12.10.07 |
near San Gerardo, Costa Rica |
46.9 |
2.59 |
15.6 |
rain, rain, rain, rolling hills, erica gets a flat tire |
| 13.10.07 |
Liberia, Costa Rica |
94.9 |
5.13 |
18.1 |
a few rolling hills, only a few rain showers |
| 14.10.07 |
La Cruz, Costa Rica |
61.8 |
3.15 |
18.9 |
fairly flat, light rain |
| 15.10.07 |
Rivas, Nicaragua |
57.4 |
2.58 |
19.3 |
fairly flat, heavy rain in the morning, busy border crossing, 20km in Costa Rica |
| 16.10.07 |
Granada, Nicaragua |
68 |
3.40 |
17.7 |
fairly flat beginning then a few small climbs, surprising hot and sunny |
| 17.10.07-19.10.07 |
Granada, Nicaragua |
- |
- |
- |
relaxing and enjoying the city |
| 20.10.07 |
Managua, Nicaragua |
52.3 |
2.46 |
18.9 |
a few small rolling hills, Erica gets a bike tuneup |
| 21.10.07 |
Leon, Nicaragua |
91.9 |
4.23 |
20.9 |
fairly flat, short steep climb leaving Managua, met a Dutch cyclist |
| 22.10.07 |
Leon, Nicaragua |
- |
- |
- |
enjoying the city |
| 23.10.07 |
Somotillo, Nicaragua |
114.6 |
5.46 |
19.8 |
fairly flat a few steady inclines and descents, several kms of dirt/bad paved road outside of Somotillo |
| 24.10.07 |
Choluteca, Honduras |
56.1 |
3.19 |
16.8 |
rolling hills, about 7km in Nicaragua on bad pavement |
| 25.10.07 |
La Union, El Salvador |
134.4 |
6.41 |
20.1 |
some rolling hills, about 89km in Honduras before entering El Salvador |
| 26.10.07 |
Usulutan, El Salvador |
95.5 |
5.50 |
16.3 |
hilly with a few descent climbs |
| 27.10.07 |
Santa Tecla, El Salvador |
137.6 |
8.20 |
16.5 |
fairly flat most of ride then climbed about 25km from about sea level to 920m, met 1 Argentine cyclist |
| 28.10.07-29.10.07 |
Santa Tecla, El Salvador |
- |
- |
- |
spent time with Charlene and Paul |
| 30.10.07 |
Ahuachapan, El Salvador |
90.8 |
5.05 |
17.8 |
fairly flat with a nice descent leaving city, alt:790m |
| 31.10.07 |
Cuilapa, Guatemala |
77.9 |
5.12 |
14.9 |
Nice descent to Guatemalan border, about 16km in El Salvador, several long climbs eventually climbing to 1015m before descending then short climb to Cuilapa, alt:930m |
| 1.11.07 |
about 16km outside of Guatemala City, Guatemala |
49.6 |
4.40 |
10.6 |
about 6km climb then long descent before climbing the rest of the day, Ryan gets a flat, alt:1925m |
| 2.11.07-29.11.07 |
about 16km outside of Guatemala City, Guatemala |
- |
- |
- |
exploring the city/return to Ohio |
| 30.11.07 |
Antigua, Guatemala |
60.6 |
3.42 |
16.3 |
descent into city, heavy traffic in city then climb out of city before another steep descent into Antigua, Ryan gets a flat in rear tire |
| 1.12.07-2.12.07 |
Antigua, Guatemala |
- |
- |
- |
exploring Antigua and hiking Pacaya |
| 3.12.07 |
Los Encuentros, Guatemala |
93.7 |
7.33 |
12.3 |
climbing almost entire day with a few dwonhill sections, alt around 2500m |
| 4.12.07 |
Los Encuentros, Guatemala |
- |
- |
- |
visiting Solola market and Panajachel by bus |
| 5.12.07 |
Cuatro Caminos, Guatemala |
64.1 |
4.28 |
14.3 |
lots of climbing eventually to 3025m then descended to 2345m |
| 6.12.07 |
Huehuetenango, Guatemala
N 15°19.3'
W091°28.2' |
80.5 |
4.55 |
16.3 |
climbed to 2800m then gradual up and down before descending to about 1700m then climbing to 1915m |
| 7.12.07 |
La Mesilla, Guatemala |
88.0 |
4.02 |
21.8 |
almost entirely downhill with a small climb towards the end, alt: 895m |
| - |
TOTAL |
2530.1 |
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- |
- |
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