Yes, there are lots of tourists... but nevertheless it is worth to visit the Valle Sagrado and Machu Picchu! We leave aside the bicycles for 10 days and greet with great enthusiast Corinne parents who visit us here in Peru for the next three weeks. First...
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We face the last stretch to the imperial city of Cuzco. On the way we suffer from the cold in the high plateau of Junín, enjoy beautiful colonial cities like Ayacucho and cross 4 passes over 4,000mts. The way across the Cordillera is rewarding especially...
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Without any doubt one of the best places to bike on earth. The Cordillera Blanca has offered us 3 spectacular crossings. The most memorable the Punta Olímpica with Nevado Contrahierbas and Huascarán as witnesses of our ascent. Once in the Conchucos corridor...
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What a splendid ride through the Andes! The last 2 weeks have been tough but rewarding with spectacular mountain views. The crossing of Río Marañón gorge with a long climb of over 2,000mts brought us to Celendín where we could attend demonstrations against...
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Welcome to Peru! What a big contrast to Ecuador! Noisy, dirtier and every car is horning! It looks like the India of South America. In every place we stop all the people (kids and not so young) star at us as if we were from another planet, not to mention...
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We cycle the last stretch in Ecuador from Cuenca to the border of La Balsa. We choose this border because it is not packed with traffic (there is only a piste going there that is not yet finished) and the road goes through the Cordillera on altitude....
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It is time to leave Quito where we stayed for over a week and head on the "Troncal de la Sierra" to the highlands of Ecuador. On the way we have nice views of the volcanoes Cotopaxi, Chimborazo, Tungurahua... It is amazing to see these colosal mountains...
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We continue our way through Ecuador, once upon a time part of the Inca empire, then ruled by the Spanish Pizarro brothers, afterwards under Simón Bolivar part of the Great Colombia and finally independent in 1830. Politically it is a huge difference to...
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Once in Mocoa we have two options: 1. Cross to Ecuador through "Los Llanos" (the Amazonas basin, hot and flat) or 2. cross the Cordillera (one of the ranges of the Colombian Andes with 4 passes), bike on the cold Páramo over 3,000mts to finally reach...
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