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What an amazing place this is! Very nice and helpful owners (Dutch), superclean facilities. Pretty much of the beaten track. Had a great stay!

This is very recommendable! So much fun! It does help if you speak some Spanish to understand what people shout etc, but you’d be fine without as well. Part of the game is insulting (but with smiles on your faces) each other: the other part of the audience and the luchadores. So funny how crazy people go!

We went on Tuesday (Martes de Glamour). Parking was not an issue: there’s safe parking all around for 80 pesos. Don’t go with the guys on the streets: there’s several estacionamientos around the block. It starts at 21:00, but from 20:15 there’s youth boxing matches that are also interesting. There’s 5 or 6 (I lost count) rounds of Lucha Libre. For us it was all men except for the last round: women. Some are amazingly acrobatic and others are very funny. It’s a real show! It ended at 23:15 for us (but you could leave earlier if you want. Most parkings close at 23:30, so don’t hang around too long afterwards). No need for reserving your tickets on Ticketmaster: locals all buy there tickets evening of. We arrived at 20:00 and had all the choice in seats. Tickets are $360 for rings 1-3 and $240 for balcony. In the rings is where the show is, so that’s fun!

Oasis in every sense of the word. What makes this place stand out is the ownership. Helped us out when we got bogged down in the sand on approach (on bicycles). For reference the hike a bike is less than 1 km advanced riders can ride it. Running low on groceries after we decided to stay for two nights. We did not say a word about running low, and yet chocolate lava brownie ice cream was waiting for us as desert after dinner on our second night. Unreasonable hospitality. Also liked the fair prices it is still 150 pppn for camping (also reasonable prices at the bar). Nothing but kind words to say, can recommend this place highly to other travelers passing through.

Tried to cross from Honduras to Nicaragua with a US-plated motorcycle. I talked to the border officials on the Nicaraguan side to see if they could process the vehicle and give me a TIP.

My Spanish isn't great, and they weren't entirely sure, but after some discussion and a phone call, they told me I could not enter Nicaragua here with my motorcycle.

It does appear that Nicaraguan and Honduran-plated vehicles do cross here, so it might be possible if you're from Central America.

I don't know if it would be possible to go from Nicaragua to Honduras here with a vehicle. My guess is that it would not be possible, but I didn't ask.

If you are on foot or bicycle, I'm nearly certain you can cross here.

Nice campsite. Has new toilets and showers with hot water and good stream. Two entrances - first next to the reception and bathrooms, second is upper by main road. You can park next to BBQs, there are also tables with banches and electricity. 800ARG/pppn. Shade, wind protection, good camping! Walking distance to the town.

Dirt parking and pull-outs that are good for day trip if you're looking for hiking & mountain biking at the Placitas Trail System.

Beautiful views & dog-friendly, just north of Albuquerque & Bernalillo

Gambia to Senegal

Gambian side : very easy, didn't ask for any payment. Just a very extensive search of our vehicle although leaving the country which took more than an hour.

Senegal side:
We got a new passavant (we don't have. a CDP) for 2.500CFA.
one police officer asked 1.000CFA for a stamp. We refused to pay without receipt and told him we had called the embassy. He let us go without payment just afterwards.

Beautiful spot along the river with table and a barbecue. Probably a day use for locals. Clean except for a few cigarettes (-_-'). Plenty of space for a few tents. Beautiful light and shade.

We had to stay almost 2 Months in Calafate ( with pause) waiting fot our carparts, and we stayed behind the ypf with out popup camper. Small river there, fresh water to drink and wash, toilet and bin at the petrol station, aqua caliente non stop 😅,in the center close to the shops, bars. It can be loud during the night, mostly at the weekend. Place for 8-10 campers.

Very busy and crowded campsite. we didn't try internet. Some toilets were not that clean, but did see maintenance crew clean. Some sinks near campsites were dirty and clogged. No electrical outlet at site. Shower facilities worn but clean.

When there with my touring bike and camped one night (Feb. 2023). Perfectly quiet and just a bit exposed to wind.

RV spots in rear. Next to two hotels. Decently level

This is a rough road in and I didn’t go all the way out to the palms because of the really deep sand. I turned left up a rocky little hill and there was a fire pit on a flat open spot. No cell service Verizon

We recommend you this place to stay for a night and take a rest.
Let you be surprised by his unknown menu. You won’t be disappointed.
William runs this place, he has a bike shop where you can rend some to take a tour near the Dead Sea.

Be aware of dogs 😜

For the Iveco drivers; Vito is a super friendly Italian fluent in French who specialises in diagnostics and services/parts for Iveco. You can reach him at +224627105221 or +393475709317

Perfect place. We did the open water in mares ecuador and lego our van here while we did our inmersions. Mares Ecuador took care of our dog. Peaceful nights even in weekends.

Propane refill. Friendly and fast service.

OK place, little road noise from the Highway bridge. Nice little trail with some more petroglyphs at the end of Loop A.

Estación de servicios Axion excelente atención, sanitarios impecables, duchas gratis, shop, agua potable, playa para parar y pernoctar. junto a la terminal de micros. Excelente.

Estación de servicios YPF con playa para estacionar y pernoctar. agua potable, combustibles, duchas no hay x que están en refacciones.
excelente atención. tienen app YPF

Stayed one night from 7pm-7am. No one bothered us. Quiet and safe.

absolutely the best camping spot in PE. Oscar is the manager and such a nice guy.

between Medina and the Red Sea, a quiet corner, with trees and may be water at good season. Easy access for all vehicles

Very good museum on petrol : its formation, ways to extract it and ways to use it.
Lot of different kinds of supports, which makes the museum not annoying.
2000 Pesos / pers.

Free showers very clean. Hot water for men, almost cold for women.

Nice spot with no wind during the night : so good !
We saw whales with binoculars.
We also saw about 150 sealions, which were at about 1km in the north.

Enter the beach from san clemente.
Drive north, enter the dunes to an conveniant point.
We parkt a four by four next to a field of pampa grass. We where not fysible from the beach. Later at night we woke up by passing quats. But no one did see ius.

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Le plus sérieux mécanicien de la ville, on recommande !!!!

free wifi in bus terminal, slow connection but it works

Expensive. They put the wrong oil in our landrover 300tdi and they don’t have a lot of knowledge. Go to SSS autoworks with your landrover. They can help you, are very helpful and have a lot of knowledge.