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Back into the mountains - Southern Peru

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… Read more

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Album Published 5 October 2019

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Essay Published 26 September 2019

Along the coast

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. LimaTraffic in Lima is as chaotic and hectic as it can be. Barranco and Miraflores are some of the nicer and… Read more

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Album Published 13 September 2019

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Album Published 4 September 2019

Peru (55 new items)

Essay Published 4 September 2019

Album Published 23 August 2019

Peru

Essay Published 7 August 2019

Ecuador

We traveled through Ecuador from North to South, fitting in a loop along the Pacific coast. The NorthWe 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 laguna is… Read more

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Album Published 7 August 2019

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Album Published 5 August 2019

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Album Published 23 July 2019

Ecuador (17 new items)

Essay Published 11 July 2019

Southwards

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… Read more

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Album Published 11 July 2019

Ecuador

Album Published 5 July 2019

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Southwestern Patagonia

As soon as we had crossed the border from Chile to Argentina at Paso Roballos we were in off-road and outdoor heaven again. Lonesome gravel roads, sunny weather, great views, perfect wild camps. Paso Roballos is the last border crossing to Argentina… Read more
Argentinian Puna

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 landscapes… Read more
Salt, Water & Rocks - Southern Bolivia

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… Read more
Northern Peru

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 was only… Read more
Brazil

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. PantanalThe Pantanal is a vast wetland mostly in Brazil, but also… Read more
Bolivian lowlands

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

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 TiticacaCopacabana is located in a nice bay at Lago Titicaca and sports a famous… Read more
Back into the mountains - Southern Peru

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… Read more
Into the Cordilleras

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 Cordillera… Read more

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