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had a problem with my starter. He helped me on a Sunday with his father and solved the problem for really fair price.

Great overnight just 30 minutes from Scotts Bluff National Monument. Only 1 camper there when I arrived. Water & electric still working. No service with TMobile.

The camping ground is still under construction, but you can already get all your travelling / overlanding needs.
The view is AMAZING and the host, Andy, knows all the ins and outs of Quito. He really made our time there unforgettable. Plus, as he's been around much of South America, was able to share to valuable tips with us.
Highly recommend

Passamos duas noites aqui! Estrutura excelente, banho quentinho e piscininha amor!

Nous avons fait la randonnée de 3 jours pour visiter les cuevas de la sierra de San Francisco avec deux enfants (9 et 15 ans) et notre berger allemand.
Les paysages sont vraiment grandioses: cette randonnée restera un de nos plus beaux souvenirs de voyage.

Question logistique: L'organisation de cette randonnée se fait à l'hôtel Buena Aventura où vous payerez également le droit de visite des grottes (90 pesos/adulte quelque soit le nombre de grottes visitées+ 50 pesos pour avoir droit à faire des photos).
Nous avons dû prendre 3 ânes pour le matériel du campement et deux mules (une pour notre guide et une pour nos enfants). Au niveau du matériel à prévoir, notre guide a emmené des chaises, deux tables avec nappe, un réchaud et son matériel de camping. De notre côté, nous devions prévoir la nourriture pour les 3 jours, guide inclus ( 2 repas chauds pour le soir, 2 repas froids à manger en rando et 2 petits déjeuners), les vêtements chauds pour le soir et notre nécessaire de camping (tente et sac de couchage)). Le tarif pour cette randonnée est de 300 pesos/bête/ jour et 350 pesos pour le guide par jour, soit pour nous un total de 5550 pesos.

Le premier jour, la randonnée est d'une durée de 3h environs, au départ du ranch Guadalupe (accès 4x4), pour arriver au camp 1 au rythme des mules donc assez rapide (camp avec sanitaires et palapas mais pas d'eau), puis 1h30 supplémentaires pour arriver au camp 2 où nous avions décidé de camper.

Le camp 2 est un endroit de sable au bord de la lagune, vraiment magnifique. Il n'y a aucun aménagement. Un des avantages de ce camp est la proximité avec les 3 premières caves.
Les organisateurs nous avaient dit de ne prévoir qu'un litre d'eau potable par personne pour la randonnée du jour car ai camp 2 nous pourrions avoir accès à de l'eau potable. Il s'agit en fait de l'eau de la lagune, remplie de vase en cette saison.
Nous étions heureux d'avoir prévu notre gourde filtrante!

Le deuxième jour nous avons visité les 3 premières caves: la Soleda, la Pintada et la Flecha. C'était vraiment émouvant de voir ces peintures rupestres et imaginer la vie de ses auteurs il y a 10 800 ans. L'accès aux peintures est difficile avec des passages de semi-escalade. Nous avons même du faire faire du rappel à notre chien et encorder nos enfants par endroit. La visite de ces 3 caves nous a pris bien 4h (6h avec la pause de midi et baignade dans la lagune). Même si vous prévoyez une mule pour vous, prenez de bonnes chaussures de marche.

Nous avons choisi de profiter de la lagune plutôt que repartir dans l'après-midi pour les 3h de marche nécessaires à la visite des 2 autres caves.

Le dernier jour, nous sommes partis du campement à 8h pour arriver au ranch aux alentours de midi. A nouveau, le rythme de marche était celui des mules donc bien rapide pour nous avec un tel dénivelé.

Pour conclure, je dirai que cette randonnée est vraiment exceptionnelle mais difficile physiquement.

Great spot to stay while in Bahia de LA. Did not have to pay. Popular spot for camping but never too crowded. Pebbly beach. Incredibly clear water. One downside is the ‘toilets’ are out of commission, don’t even attempt. Because we didn’t bring our own, and there were lots of folks on the beach, we had to take a short hike into the hills to go to the bathroom. Do-able, but not ideal. The second night we camped on the eastern side and had a quite beach to ourselves. Water is still and beautiful. Bring your snorkeling gear! Did get attacked by some horse flies in case you want to bring fly tape.

Next to the last marker known as “beside cerritos inn” quiet spot before the sign that says no cars. We’ve spent two nights here without issue and came back for another couple of nights.
One small trailer parked next to us! Zofemat came by in the morning to check for trash and wrong-doings but didn’t bother us. You aren’t camping at the beach but some meters from it.
If you do come by please pick up after yourself, any toilet paper or human waste left here will spoil this spot for all of us like most of cerritos. Bring a shovel and a trash bag.
There’s enough spot for a couple of big rigs and you don’t need 4wd to get here.
Please take care of the beach and the spot.

They were here, but we also took the detour that comes in before the police stop, and leaves after 😏
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Eles estavam aqui, mas nós também pegamos o desvio que entra antes da parada policial, e sai depois 😏

We slept in the public parking lot on the beachfront, even opened our roof tent. It was a very quiet night, even though it was a Saturday.
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Nós dormimos no estacionamento público em frente à praia, inclusive abrimos nossa barraca de teto. Foi uma noite muito silenciosa, mesmo sendo um sábado.

Price as changed to 70/80 BOL per person, depending on the room. Maybe it is possible to negotiate 100 BOL for 2 people.
The rooms are okay and some have shared bathrooms. The shower seems to be nice and hot, heated by gas. The lady would have allowed me to use the kitchen. I did not stay there, because it was fully booked, which shows that it is very popular in a town with hardly any visitors!

Spent a sunday night in a 30ft RV, left monday around 9am. Lot still almost empty.
As mentioned many police cars parked here, felt safe.
Some noise from a REALLY loud parking deck gate throughout the night.

We payed 35$ for 24h at a parking machine.

Free water and dump with gas. Exxon has key for water.

Nice campground. Still no water (winter) at this time.

Nice place with a table and some benches under a beautiful big Caldén (main native tree of La Pampa) Good place to sleep, but fairly busy road.

As described, nice possibility to overnight in the garden of the hostel, right at the river. Quiet expensive with 2500 Pesos pp pn.
Unfortunately, lots of dog poo in the garden. Bathroom a bit old, but clean. Wifi, pool. Very friendly owner!

No overnight parking
Clean fun lace to visit

Nice campsite on lake. Under big trees for shade. Staff were helpful and paid $10 pppn.

Update: the place is crowded late into the night and very noisy from 3 bars. In the morning, the parking lot guy suddenly wanted $10 more. Unbelievable, we just drove with "no hablo espanol". So don't stay here!

it's a really nice place under palm trees. we arrived on sunday and during the day it got pretty crowded. many nice locals. The nights are very quiet. Swimming is dangerous because of the high waves, but it is possible. Cheap and good small restaurants suburb. Our overnight stays were free. Vegetables and fruit come 2x a day with a pickup.

Great spot, stayed here three nights while exploring Yosemite. Quite a few people also staying but all very respectful and tidy. Clean toilets and free wifi!

Heading south towards Manizales you will pass restaurant and small tienda on left hand side, you can get water and supplies from there. About two minutes away there’s a lay by and small track goes down to river, flat place here to camp , there’s a bench for cooking and noise of river blocks out the C25 a little bit! Good place to amp if you get stuck on the C25 after dark

Stopped here for a few days and stayed 2 weeks. Gated and quiet at night. 2 blocks to the beach at the north end of Loreto. Hot shower and flush toilet. Full hookups in very tight spaces, may have 3 feet on either side of the camper. Several long term RVs under palapas. Paid 5000 pesos for 15 nights. 5-10 minutes to Centro

The hot Springs were really hot haha, stayed for 2 nights with a rv, paid 26$ each day Inc hot Springs. Highly recommend this place! no wifi, no tel service at all. and just 1 restaurant on the other side from te road, where you can't buy alcohol.

Really nice spot on old dirt road between two body’s of water. Very close to highway so traffic noise is a constant. There are only two legitimate camp spots on this old Hwy cut off, (sign says camping in designated locations only,) marked by picnic table. It’s also clear people aren’t all that careful about what they leave behind. Speaking of behind, do you really need fifteen sheets of paper towel to wipe your behind? 🙄Do you need to leave it behind as a monument marking your creation?😡
Relatively windy day we were here. Multiple people drove through.

We stayed 5 nights at this place. This place is absolutely the best in Peru! Freddy and his family are such friendly people with great hospitality! It is quiet and safe. Beautiful garden, nice friendly dog and 2 cats. Everything you need to relax is here and there is no charge whatsoever.

First night in Guatemala. Rainy evening, not a lot of people around. Had a coffee à la Casa Del Sabor. No one bothered us, quiet and fresh night. Perfect for us. Some friendly dogs around. Nice view if clear.

As stated, it was very bright. With blinds or shutters, it's no problem. Traffic nor tractor trailers kept us awake.

couldn't reach it because of snow on last 300 feet.

They refilled our US bottle(without an adaptor) for 90k in about 20min. expensive but it worked.

Lots of young men with guns, it’s a military run checkpoint so I suppose that makes sense. They checked my passport, looked through the back of my car, then asked for a cold drink. It took maybe 5 minutes, but they were not particularly friendly. The main guy spoke English, that was helpful.

Lots of construction on the new bridge right now too! So lots of trucks and activity everywhere.