Blog Year 2019

In Argentina we did another great road trip. The Puna is the Argentinian highlands, not as high up in the Andes as in Bolivia, but equally as impressive. It is easily possible to find overnight places below 3500m. The volcanic origin of these...

We only made a short stop in Chile coming from Bolivia before crossing into Argentina. San Pedro de Atacama San Pedro de Atacama solely exists for and from tourism. Although it is a little town with nice buildings, it is anything but authentic....

The southwestern tip of Bolivia offers some of the most magnificent landscapes in South America. Before getting there, we crossed into Bolivia from Paraguay in the east, going through Tarija and Tupiza in order to acclimatize to the high altitudes...

Paraguay does not really have much to offer in terms of highlights in our opinion, especially compared to other places in South America. What we enjoyed most are the places we stayed at in Altos ( Hasta la Pasta ) and in the Chaco ( Harmony of...

As we knew from our last visit here, Brazil means long distance travels on mostly boring roads. This is not any different in Southern Brazil. But the spots we visited were real highlights. Pantanal The Pantanal is a vast wetland mostly in Brazil,...

Lowlands in Bolivia means hot temperatures. At this time of year some 35°C need to be expected at least. Parque Nacional Madidi Our first day into the Madidi rain forest started with an 8 hour boat trip along the Río Tuichi starting in...

Since we have been to Bolivia ten years ago, we are trying to visit places we did not get round to seeing back then. Lago Titicaca Copacabana is located in a nice bay at Lago Titicaca and sports a famous church. On the Bolivian side of Lago...

After the mostly boring drive along the coast we headed back into the mountains towards Cusco. Already the first few hundred meters of altitude gain provided fantastic views again. Southern Peru is very touristic and expensive compared to anything...

The Peruvian coast is a rather short story. Temperatures hardly ever reach 20° Celsius at this time of year and it is foggy most of the time. Lima Traffic in Lima is as chaotic and hectic as it can be. Barranco and Miraflores are some of the...

We entered Peru in the northern mountains without any expectations whatsoever, and we were blown away and could immediately enjoy a wonderful drive along rivers and hills. The first night we spent on a very lonely river spot. Our morning routine...

We traveled through Ecuador from North to South, fitting in a loop along the Pacific coast. The North We started exploring Ecuador at Laguna Cuicocha . This is a crater lake at a little more than 3000 meters above sea level. The hike around the...

From Medellín we traveled southwards to the Eje Cafetera and Los Nevados. We took a scenic route off of the main road. Eje Cafetera & Los Nevados We spent a few nights in Manizales and near Filandia and then drove through the Valle La...

After experiencing the heat in Northern Colombia, we traveled southwards into the Cordilleras, the Andes mountains. We basically crossed the Magdalena river valley from east to west, thus starting in the Cordillera Oriental driving towards the...

Northern Colombia is a hot beast. Upon our arrival in Cartagena it was around 35°C, which felt more like 40°C due to the added humidity. Cartagena Cartagena is a very nice colonial town. Unfortunately its main center has to be considered a...