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Cernikovsky home
Antigua
Fuego explosion
8th January 2003
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In February 2002
... we took 12 days to move from New York City to Antigua, almost 4,000
miles, in a big tractor-trailer that we bought for the one-way trip.
Of that time, however, only 6 days actually on the road - 3 days were
dealing with Mexican customs paperwork at McAllen, TX and 3 days dealing
with Guatemalan customs, papers and "administrative payments", staying at
Tapachula, Mexico and the El Carmen border crossing.
We safely made it,
door-to-door, thanks to Jorge's driving and customs-handling skills.
There are some large pictures below ... click on any small photo to see a
larger image.
February 2002: on the road to
Antigua, with our new truck, this is in New Jersey
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In Ohio, enroute to Guatemala, it was COLD ... |
... but near Veracruz, Mexico, it was getting warmer |
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In Chiapas, southern Mexico, there are over 250 miles of spectacular
scenery. I wish we had stopped to take more photos.
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South of Tapachula, we
drove to the Talisman, Mexico/El Carmen, Guatemala border crossing.
But so did lots of other people, some moving used cars, used school
buses, some slept in their trucks overnight to make sure they'd be
first the cross the next morning. We crossed fast enough, but
then negotiated with Guatemalan customs that we REALLY were moving a
household full of our stuff into the country.
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Talisman, Mexico / El
Carmen, Guatemala border crossing.
It took us 2-1/2 days to get the paperwork done to move the truck...
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... but finally we made
it into Guatemala, after some taxes and "administrative fees" were
paid. Almost home !
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During the wait time on
the border, I
bought a car, and then followed the truck home.
Here we are just below Volcano Agua, arriving in Antigua.
Look at our house photos.
And the last word on the trip ... the tractor sold to a local textile
company, the trailer to a Guatemala-Panama trucking business, within
four weeks of arrival in Antigua, recouping much of the cost of the
big move. If you plan a similar trip, you can repeat it and get an almost-free move.
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