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It has now been 1 year since I came back from South America, and I felt that I needed some time to reflect before writing this final blog entry. The journey made a deep impact on me. Travelling on a bicycle must be the ultimate freedom! You can go wherever you want, whenever you want, [...]
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When I set off from Medellín, I realized that my bike was starting to fall apart. My tubes easily cracked in the heat and I couldn’t find 28” tubes with thin racing valve stems in Colombia. The cassette was loose, the handlebar was loose and some attachment at the front-wheel was also loose. And the [...]
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The turn has now come to the last and final country on the trip, Colombia! During the trip, almost all the people that I met who had been here told me it was their favourite country, so I’ve been very curiuos about coming here myself. Despite a rather recent violent history, Colombia and its people [...]
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Ecuador is the smallest country I have cycled through on my trip, but nevertheless very diverse and rich in nature. Almost immediately after crossing the Peruvian border, the dry coastal climate changed to become more tropical and the humidity hit me by surprise. Banana plantations and fields of cacao stretched all the way to the [...]
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Before leaving the coast behind in favor for Cordillera Blanca, Peru’s trekking and climbing Mecca, I had a “mission” to do in a fishing village called Végueta. I was contacted by a man before I started the trip when he read one of the articles about it. He asked me to visit an old employee [...]
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I left La Paz and headed up to the suburb El Alto on the crazy highway, where drivers sometimes overtook others on the right side by using the shoulder! The same day, I reached Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest navigable lake. I had a nice time cycling along the peaceful shores, watching people harvesting the [...]
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As I mentioned in the second last post, I wanted to do a detour down to the lowlands of Bolivia to see jungle, get some warmth and see parts of the country other than the altiplano. This detour got a bit longer than I first thought, since I decided to head all the way to [...]
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After a few days rest in Uyuni and a 3-day ride to Potosí, I and Jenny took the bus to La Paz with the intent to climb Bolivias highest mountain Sajama. This mountain is an old volcano with the impressive height of 6,542 m, and it is located in a national park with the same [...]
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Leaving Purmamarca behind, a steep 2,000 m climb started winding its way up onto the altiplano. When we asked for water at the last houses before the climb, the people living there were right in the middle of desperately trying to catch two hens that were afraid of the dogs and hiding inside a big [...]
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I have now reached Jujuy, the northernmost province of Argentina, and it is with mixed feelings that I soon leave this amazing country behind! This place has one of the most varied landscapes that I’ve ever seen. From the untouched wilderness of Tierra del Fuego, to blue Patagonian glaciers, transparent trout rivers, arid steppe filled [...]
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The route has lately revealed some of the highest mountains of the Andean mountain range, among them the highest peak outside the Himalayas – Aconcagua (6,962 m). It has been a nice change from the flat steppe to climb some passes and get more curves.
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I left Zapala with a raging headwind forcing me to make an average of only 8 km/h all the way to the next town. Fortunately, I arrived just before dark and rewarded myself with a family pizza. The next morning was completely calm and sunny, and this weather actually lasted for almost one week, which [...]
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It feels great to be on the road again! I continued north from Bariloche through the Seven Lakes District and enjoyed sunny days without any wind while cycling through dense forests, glassy lakes and rivers with plenty of trout.
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Hi again! I have now been in (and around) Bariloche for over a month, waiting for the inflammation to disappear completely. I’ve had a great time and this place feels now like my second home! Bariloche is a touristic city placed at the shore of Lago Nahuel Huapi, a beautiful lake with crystal clear water [...]
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After having spent more than 1 week off the bike in El Calafate to give my knee some rest, I felt very excited about starting again! I took the bus back to El Chaltén and slowly began pedalling on a sunny day with the birds singing in the valley. I had agreed to meet with [...]
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Surprise, surprise – I’m back in El Calafate! But first, let’s start where I ended the last time. Leaving El Calafate and starting off with a lovely tail-wind, me and Juan easily covered 40 km before noticing that something was wrong with his rear wheel. It turned out that a spoke was broken on the same side as the cassette!
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 Santa Marta, Colombia
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