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Crash Pad Adventure Hostel in Belize.

It caters more to self guided motorcycle tours - they rent dirt bikes so people mostly stay a few nights and take a rental bike to explore the country - but the owner, Emma is awesome; she gets the overlanding thing and is super accommodating and helpful. She has a workshop for her rental bikes & a bit of space out back so if you need to do a bit of repair/maintenance or just wash the mud off, it's a good spot. There's also a rooftop patio to hang out on & chat if there are other bikers around.

We wild camped for all our time in Belize to save cash, but we decided to splash out on a stay here to shower & tune up the bikes, and it was really worth it.
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Crash Pad Adventure Hostel in Belize.

It caters more to self guided motorcycle tours - they rent dirt bikes so people mostly stay a few nights and take a rental bike to explore the country - but the owner, Emma is awesome; she gets the overlanding thing and is super accommodating and helpful. She has a workshop for her rental bikes & a bit of space out back so if you need to do a bit of repair/maintenance or just wash the mud off, it's a good spot. There's also a rooftop patio to hang out on & chat if there are other bikers around.

We wild camped for all our time in Belize to save cash, but we decided to splash out on a stay here to shower & tune up the bikes, and it was really worth it.
It's in Hopkins, btw, a cute little beach town (cash machine yes, though sometimes out of order, SIM cards no, WiFi at most bars and restaurants).

Crashpad books out fast so try book in advance. And please don't cancel last minute. Emma gets that things happen with moto-travel, but it puts her out (and in our experience she's been going above and beyond to accommodate anything her biker guests might need).
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Charlys Restaurant - close to guadalajara
El Rancho - close to oaxaca
Balneario Buenavista - bacalar Laguna mexico
Biohidroselva - chiapas jungle campspot
San ignacio Belize - campground center of town

These were the most overland hangouts we saw so far in CA. All nice places in case no one is around. I guess it's more small scale hangouts than what you imagine, but they all looked like you're very likely to find others around.
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Overland Embassy in Panama city has recently opened a little car park camping area down the road from their office. It's gated, has a kitchenette and showers, and there always seem to be quite a few overlanders coming and going. We're staying here for a week to do some bike maintenance and prep for shipping over the Darien gap.
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Brooklyn Pizza in Antigua, Guatemala is run by an American rider.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ScdtfXaMcRATrhLR6

It's on iOverlander. Any traveler meeting place is almost certainly going to be listed on iOverlander, and if it's not, somebody should add it.
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