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The Beeline Cafe in Payson, Arizona is exactly that kind of place – an unassuming roadside gem where the lemon pepper chicken has achieved legendary status among locals and travelers alike.

The great Central American odyssey ends with a sunburnt bum, a bruised ego and the faint hope that something further south will stitch up my heart.