Distance: 43.95 km Ride time: 3:10:15 Average: 15.08km/h Altitude: 2850 m Total: 27385 km The cycling in Bolivia was smooth, easy and relaxed. This was actually not how I had imagined things to be at all. I think the expected hardships of cycling in Bolivia will follow shortly, but for now I was comfortably cruising [ Read More ]
Distance: 59.16 km Ride time: 3:46:15 Average: 15.75 km/h Altitude: 3187 m Total: 27341 km I was feeling excited as I left Villazón behind and began on the first kilometers of cycling in Bolivia. My map suggested I would hit a dirt road right ahead, but I was positively surprised to learn that the road [ Read More ]
It seems like they don’t use any kind of indoor heating here in Bolivia. I’m staying in what is apparently the nicest hotel in town, but the temperature in my room gets down to 5 degrees at night. In the day it is probably around 10 – too cold to really stay there unless you [ Read More ]
Distance: 109.81 km Ride time: 5:59:41 Average: 18.30 km/h Altitude: 3447 m Total: 27282 km My feelings that it would be a cold night turned out to be true. At midnight I woke up to -5, at 4:30 it was -10, and at sunrise a surprising -13°C. This was much colder than I had expected [ Read More ]
Distance: 55.14 km Ride time: 4:38:12 Average: 11.90 km/h Altitude: 3693 m Total: 27172 km There is no reason to get going too early these days. The nights are cold up here at 3000+ meters, but when the sun rises everything warms up nicely. That happens around 10 o’clock. This morning I was enjoying my [ Read More ]
Distance: 45.47 km Ride time: 3:09:34 Average: 14.43 km/h Altitude: 3012 m Total: 27117 km I was leaving Tilcara in a happy mood. This place is truly a jewel up here in the far north of the country – but mostly I was happy because of the people I had met. In the beginning of [ Read More ]
Distance: 31.63 km Ride time: 2:44:27 Average: 12.06 km/h Altitude: 2465 m Total: 27071 km Since it’s winter here in the Southern hemisphere it gets dark rather early – these days around 6 pm. You then have around 14 hours of darkness before the sun rises at 8 am. When you are staying in a [ Read More ]
Distance: 56.68 km Ride time: 4:42:25 Average: 12.06 km/h Altitude: 2099 m Total: 27039 km Before heading off for today’s ride, I was enjoying a coffee at my balcony overlooking the central square in Jujuy. I had booked a hostel room, but I was the only guest around. A bit of luxury is always appreciated. [ Read More ]
Distance: 96.55 km Ride time: 5:40:13 Average: 17.04 km/h Altitude: 1259 m Total: 26983 km The eternal dilemma of a cyclist; I had loved my time in Salta, but I was also getting ready to hit the road again. When the bags were finally packed and I was cycling out of Salta, I was smiling. [ Read More ]
It easy to fall in love with this place, known as Salta la Linda. The colonial architecture, the tourism friendliness, the weather, and the natural scenery all adds up to a place that would be hard not to like. I walk around town could start with a trip up the San Bernardo hill. You could [ Read More ]
