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| − | + | he Pan-American Highway (see below for its name in all languages) is a network of roads nearly 48,000 kilometres (29,800 miles) in total length. Except for an 87 kilometre (54 mi) rainforest gap, the road links the mainland nations of the Americas in a connected highway system. According to The Guinness Book of World Records, the Pan-American Highway is the world's longest "motorable road". | |
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| + | The Pan-American Highway travels through the following 15 countries: | ||
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| + | * [[Canada]] (unofficially) | ||
| + | * [[United States]] (unofficially) | ||
| + | * [[Mexico]] | ||
| + | * [[Guatemala]] | ||
| + | * [[El Salvador]] | ||
| + | * [[Honduras]] | ||
| + | * [[Nicaragua]] | ||
| + | * [[Costa Rica]] | ||
| + | * [[Panama]] | ||
| + | * [[Colombia]] | ||
| + | * [[Ecuador]] | ||
| + | * [[Peru]] | ||
| + | * [[Chile]] | ||
| + | * [[Argentina]] | ||
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| + | Important spurs also lead into [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] and [[Venezuela]] | ||
Revision as of 22:56, 22 September 2007
he Pan-American Highway (see below for its name in all languages) is a network of roads nearly 48,000 kilometres (29,800 miles) in total length. Except for an 87 kilometre (54 mi) rainforest gap, the road links the mainland nations of the Americas in a connected highway system. According to The Guinness Book of World Records, the Pan-American Highway is the world's longest "motorable road".
The Pan-American Highway travels through the following 15 countries:
* Canada (unofficially) * United States (unofficially) * Mexico * Guatemala * El Salvador * Honduras * Nicaragua * Costa Rica * Panama * Colombia * Ecuador * Peru * Chile * Argentina
Important spurs also lead into Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela
