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The 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 kilometer (54 mi) rainforest gap in [[Panama]] and [[Colombia]] (which is also considered ''very'' dangerous to cross on-land), 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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[[File:PanAmericanHwy.png|thumb|right|350px|Pan-American Highway]]
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The 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 the about 100 kilometer (62 mi) [[Darién Gap]] between [[Panama]] and [[Colombia]] (which is also considered ''very'' dangerous to cross on-land), 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:
 
The Pan-American Highway travels through the following 15 countries:
  
 
* [[Canada]] (unofficially)
 
* [[Canada]] (unofficially)
* [[United States]] (unofficially)
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* [[United States of America|United States]] (unofficially)
 
* [[Mexico]]
 
* [[Mexico]]
 
* [[Guatemala]]
 
* [[Guatemala]]
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Important spurs also lead into [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] and [[Venezuela]]
 
Important spurs also lead into [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] and [[Venezuela]]
  
==Experiences==
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== Experiences ==
  
 
A Story about [http://www.katwise.com/panamericana.htm hitchhiking the Panamericana].
 
A Story about [http://www.katwise.com/panamericana.htm hitchhiking the Panamericana].
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Latest revision as of 13:40, 1 August 2016

Pan-American Highway

The 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 the about 100 kilometer (62 mi) Darién Gap between Panama and Colombia (which is also considered very dangerous to cross on-land), 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:

Important spurs also lead into Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela

Experiences

A Story about hitchhiking the Panamericana.


This article contains text from the Wikipedia article on Pan-American Highway.