VISUALIZED: The Complete Bike Tour - Belize to Nicaragua

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The Complete Bike Tour

I have tried to catalog at least some of the experience of riding every stage of this tour. Here, I've stitched all of the individual rides together and added some pictures to the route. It's quite a striking visual and really amazing to see, having experienced every inch of it.

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