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Second part of my altiplano route towards Yungas. Unlike the first part the roads aren't in a sandy condition which makes me quite happy. And while the views do not have any huge mountains (something that I almost take as a definition of a good view) they are nice ...
I am standing before a question of what road to take next. One option is to go back to Chile and ride nice national parks Volcán Isluga and Lauca with a highlight of Salar de Surire. The other option is sandy Bolivian altiplano. What would you choose?
May 29In ...
Because riding one salar isn't enough, I am continuing with another salty adventure. This time it is Salar Coipasa. And apparently it is a different beast from the smooth Salar de Uyuni.
May 27The plan for today is about 40 kilometers until Tres Cruces. If I wanted to ...
It wouldn't be a complete ride in Bolvia if I did not check out the Salar de Uyuni. This big salt flat is a famous tourist destination because it isn't everywhere that you can ride a jeep on a big salt lake with seeing only salt all around ...
After superb Lagunas route I cannot wait for more of Bolivia. Namely, the famous endless salt flats. But first I need to get there. And I have a few options.
May 20Today I am deciding whether to go to San Agustin and then join another Pikes' route to the ...
My second part of Lagunas route is different from the standard tourist + tour.tk cycling guide. In fact, I follow Pikes' advice and get down to altiplano. This has several reasons. The primary is that the Pikes route is (supposedly) less sandy than the original. This is quite some major ...
Bolivia is known for some extraordinary landscapes. Many of them could be found in the Sud Lipez part which is why there are many jeep tours between San Pedro de Atacama and Uyuni. And if jeeps can go there, so could cyclists, right? Right! That is, if you fancy steep ...
This should have been story about me crossing to Argentina via solitary Paso Socompa. However, as the title of the post says I went directly to San Pedro.
May 6During the night I can't really sleep as I have a bad feeling about my upcoming Socompa ride. Yesterday ...
My journey from Antofagasta leads directly to the desert. My plan is to cross to Argentina via Paso Socompa -- a very lonely crossing point with nothing around for more than hundred of kilometers. But before that, I need to get to Peine, a small village where I can restock for ...
After Copiapó my bad luck with holidays in big cities continues with Antofagasta. And because by now I really need to buy a new chain, I am taking two day rest in this desert city. But this isn't bad at all -- I have a chance to witness a big ...