{"id":9138,"date":"2020-10-23T13:41:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T11:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/?p=9138"},"modified":"2021-11-15T11:38:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T15:38:24","slug":"driving-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/en\/south-america\/driving-latin-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving in Latin America: Is it safe? Best and worst countries to drive in"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the best ways to get to know a country, whether travelling solo<\/a> or with someone else, is on the road<\/strong>. Being able to drive by ourselves allows us to reach a lot of places we never even knew existed<\/strong> and that aren’t easily accessible otherwise. However, we know driving in a foreign country can sometimes feel intimidating or even dangerous. That\u2019s why we decided to write this post, to provide future road travelers with all the information they need to know to drive safely and confidently in Latin America.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best and worst countries to drive in Latin America<\/h2>\n

Chile, Mexico and Argentina are considered the best countries to drive in<\/strong> Latin America due to the great state of their roads, their traffic optimization and their respectful drivers. Buenos Aires<\/a> specifically, in Argentina, is considered one of the best cities in the whole Latin America to drive in because of its infrastructure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Panama, Guatemala and El Salvador are among the worst countries to drive in<\/strong>, due to lack of traffic signs and high traffic volume. We also wouldn\u2019t recommend driving in Bogota, Colombia<\/strong>, due to the aggressive style of their drivers (or, at least, that\u2019s what Mister Auto said in their 2019 driving index<\/a>). You can always escape to the Lost City of Colombia<\/a> if traffic is getting under your skin, where you won’t find any aggressiveness (or cars).<\/p>\n