http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/bardell/ Ride to Aconcagua en-us Crossing from Panama into Columbia This is the sticking point for most journeys of this kind; this is the bottle neck where there are a limited number of options and though many people do it every year, it is still... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/bardell/004239.php This is the practical and hopefully useful entry regarding the mechanics of borders and countries, going from the states to Panama. My advice for the copies etc is to have a back up set of everything in a separate place... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/bardell/004238.php This is the first entry for a tale which will hopefully reach from just outside Chicago, Illinois, to Mendoza, Argentina, and Aconcagua. At the moment I am at the US/Mexico border, staying in Edinburg, Tx. This proves to be a pretty reasonable town, with all the stores and supplies that you could need. http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/bardell/004219.php