Central America

 Central America is a central geographic region of the Americas, which you can hitchhike all the way through.

Countries

 * Flag of Belize.svg Belize
 * Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
 * Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador
 * Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
 * Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras
 * Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua
 * Flag of Panama.svg Panama

Usage
Central America may mean different things to different people in the world according to the context:


 * In English, Central America is considered a region of the North American continent. Geopolitically, it usually comprises seven countries – Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Mexico, in whole or in part, is occasionally included. Some geographers include the of Campeche, Chiapas, Tabasco, Quintana Roo, and Yucatán, together representing 12.1% of the country's total area.
 * In, , and some other parts of Europe, the Americas are considered to be a single continent, and Central America is considered a region of this continent. In , the region is defined as seven nations – Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama – and may occasionally include Mexico's southernmost region. Geopolitically, Mexico is not considered part of the region.
 * The defines the region as all states of North America south of the United States; conversely, the European Union excludes Belize and Mexico from its definition of the region.

Hitch-Hiking
The hitchability in Central America varies from country to country but generally it is rather good. Hitchhiking is not very common because of the cheap bus transportation, but drivers understand what the thumb means. Waiting times vary but are not usually longer than 20 minutes. In many places, the first or second car will stop for a Gringo.

Trucks
One good point for hitch-hikers in this sub-continent is the large number of trucks that travel up and down the Panamerican highway, and between all major cities. Truck drivers, although they might tell you that their boss doesn't allow them to carry passengers (which might be true, but unless you drive up to the boss' door he isn't about to find out is he...), are very free people in their jobs: they can drive for as long as they want (and they do, sometimes more than 24 hours with no sleep!), they can stop when and where they want, they have cash from the boss to put diesel in the trucks, and apart from long waits at certain borders for paperwork (which they don't do themselves, letting specialized agencies do it for them), have almost not a worry on their mind! If you do get to travel any significant distance with them, and some drive all the way from Nicaragua up to the Mexican border, you'll probably have a great time, get loads of food bought for you (with the boss' cash!) and be really comfortable.

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Mittelamerika Ameryka Środkowa 中美洲