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This is one of those things I had literally no idea about until I thought “surely you can drive from the US to South America in my 30s” and Googled it! It’s jus
by wincy 3y ago
This is one of those things I had literally no idea about until I thought “surely you can drive from the US to South America in my 30s” and Googled it! It’s just not a thing we were taught in American schools. The Darién Gap was a major surprise to me. I’ve heard some people have traversed it using motorcycles, which has a fascinating and up to date article about how difficult it is to take a motorcycle to South America if you are bound and determined to go from USA to South America on your hog [0]
Fun fact, the first successful motorcycle crossing took months of planning and multiple failed attempts, back in 1975.
[0] https://www.advpulse.com/adv-news/crossing-darien-gap-motorcycle/ https://www.advpulse.com/adv-news/crossing-darien-gap-motorc...
- smallerfish 3y agoPeople have crossed it with cars! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hQKFxpu518 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hQKFxpu518
- fuzzfactor 3y agoIn durability demonstrations, 4 out of 5 1964 Mercury Comets ran 100,000 miles over 100 miles per hour. This was under ideal conditions using the Daytona track. This record stood until 1984 when Mercedes blew it away using a luxury car having 10X the purchase price of the lowly Comet. For the 1965 Comet they went from the tip of South America to Fairbanks, Alaska. These were not ideal conditions. The 1966 model was slightly upsized compared to other compact cars, and it outperformed all off-road vehicles in African safari testing.
- LgWoodenBadger 3y agoYou might like to watch the Long Way Up. Ewan McGregor and a friend ride motorcycles from the southern tip of South America to Los Angeles.