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There are several good books to study and take with you.
1. The Forgotten Middle, a cruiser''s guide. Author is Roy Roberts. This is one of the few guides to the Pacific side of Central America. It covers Guatamala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador.
2. Cruising Ports: California to Florida via Panama. Author is Capt. John Rains
3. World Cruising Handbook. Author is Jimmy Cornel
4. World Cruising Routes. Author is Jimmy Cornell.
The only reason I know is that we are headed in the same direction next year and these 4 are in our library. Steady winds, Peter