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Huayna Potosi, the highest my legs can bring me

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

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For Steve, aka Chola pass heroe 🙂

I still remember Steve´s words while we were watching the sun set on the Kala Pattar (5550 meters) over the Everest: “I think this will be as high as we´ll get”. For all this time I thought the same, but I didn´t know about the Huayna Potosí [read on]

The world´s most dangerous road

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

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SPOOKY!!! At least that´s what everyone tries to make you feel. I, on the other hand have to be honest, the road to Coroico from La Cumbre is dangerous but the world´s most?
I also have to admit that it´s the best ride I´ve ever done. You start at 4700m and finish at 1200m! 65 Km. of downhill with a drop of 3500 meters in altitute!!! Dangerous or not it´s a trip [read on]

Pre-Inka culture, Tiwanaku

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007
_MG_3110.JPG The Inkas are worldwide known, right? But where do they come from? The answer is only an hour and half from La Paz, Tiwanaku a culture way older than anything I knew before ... [Continue reading this entry]

Anniversary of La Paz!

Saturday, July 21st, 2007
_MG_3139.JPG Bueno, as I got to La Paz I discovered that it would soon be it´s anniversary on the 16th of July!! That only meant one thing: parade!! In the meantime, La Paz is ... [Continue reading this entry]

Sucre!

Friday, July 20th, 2007
_MG_2923.JPG Hola hola!! first of all, Feliz día de la independencia COLOMBIA!!!! secondly, I´m in Perú!! just got here this morning! I arrived in Cuzco where I´ll be spending my last days. So ... [Continue reading this entry]

Silver mines, Potosí

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
_MG_2777-1.jpg Hola from Bolivia!!! I haven´t being writting that much because I´be being doing lots and lots of cool things to write about :). Let´s start with Potosí, the richest city in the world ... [Continue reading this entry]

What´s been happening

Saturday, July 14th, 2007
Hola chicos, sorry no updates on Bolivia, great fun of course, but doing lots and lots. I´m in La Paz right now, but probably next post will be in 4 days or so, because tomorrow I´ll cycle 64 Km. downhill ... [Continue reading this entry]

From sand to salt

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
_MG_2267.JPG Oh yeah!!! That is the amazing Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia señores. It was an amazing trip for 3 days in a 4x4 jeep, through deserts, mountains, geysers, frozen lakes and salt, lots and lots ... [Continue reading this entry]

In Chile!!!

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007
_MG_2162.JPG San Pedro de Atacama, small, dusty and cozy, was my first and unfortunately only town in Chile. It´s surounded by sand and peaks cover with snow and it´s an oasis in the Atacama ... [Continue reading this entry]

Salta, to Chile (booo!! bad joke)

Monday, July 9th, 2007
_MG_2110.JPG With only one day in Salta, I can´t really tell you many things about it. It´s small, pretty, has a good vibe and I would have stayed longer if I hadn´t already bought ... [Continue reading this entry]