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=== Countries ===
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=== Hitch-Hiking ===The hitchability in Central America varies from country to country but generally it is rather good. One good point for hitch-hikers in this sub-continent Hitchhiking is the large number not very common because of trucks that travel up and down the Panamerican highwaycheap bus transportation, and between all major cities. Truck but 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 understand what the boss' door he isn't about to find out is hethumb means...), Waiting times vary but are very free people in their jobs: they can drive for as long as they want (and they do, sometimes more not usually longer than 24 hours with no sleep!)20 minutes. In many places, they can the first or second car will 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 comfortableGringo.
Other forms of === Trucks ===One good point for hitch-hiking can 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 harder true, but unless you drive up to the boss' door he isn't about to pull-off as bus transportation find out is usually he...), are very cheep 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 conditions 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 roads food bought for you (with the boss' cash!) and be really comfortable. == Accomodation and sleep ==In many cities and amounts of private cars are erratic towns in partsCentral America, you can usually ask the '''bomberos''' (firemen) if they have a place for you to crash for a night. Often they will give you a bunk or matress or couch to sleep on. Sometimes they give you a place to put up your tent. Sometimes they say no or make excuses. It's worth a try to ask though! They have bathrooms and usually a kitchen where you can cook.
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'''Central America''' is a central geographic region of the [[Americas]], which you can hitchhike all the way through.
* [[File:Flag of Belize.svg|30px|border]] [[Belize]]
* [[File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg|30px|border]] [[Costa Rica]]
* [[File:Flag of Panama.svg|30px|border]] [[Panama]]
'''Central America''' may mean different things to different people in the world according to the context:
* The {{wiki|United_Nations_geoscheme|UN geoscheme}} defines the region as all states of North America south of the [[United States of America|United States]]; conversely, the [[European Union]] excludes Belize and Mexico from its definition of the region.
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