Written by admin on February 15, 2020
Los estilos de los ciclistas de La Estrellita
PerúThe styles of the cyclists of La Estrellita /
A bit about some of the cyclists I’ve met and their divergent styles of travel /
Días 81-83, Cusco to Puno, and day off in Puno (Nov 9-12)
Written by admin on February 9, 2020
¿Incas o extraterrestres?
PerúIncas or aliens? /
Visiting some unexplainable Inca relics /
Días 79-80, Ollantaytambo to Cusco through the Sacred Valley, and rest days in Cusco (Nov 3-8)
Written by admin on January 28, 2020
Doblando las reglas
PerúBending the rules /
A second visit to Machu Picchu /
Días 76-78, Quillabamba to Ollantaytambo, via Machu Picchu (Oct 30 – Nov 2)
Written by admin on January 21, 2020
Seducido por la selva
PerúSeduced by the jungle /
Deciding to leave the mountains for a few day fling in the fringes of the Peruvian Amazon /
Días 73-75, Quinua to Quillabamba (Oct 26-29)
Written by admin on January 9, 2020
Un pais que nadie entiende
PerúA country that nobody understands /
Biking through the area that was “liberated” by the Shining Path terrorist insurgency in the 80s and trying to make sense of it all /
Días 70-72, day off in Ayacucho and Huancavelica to Quinua (October 22-25)
Written by admin on December 10, 2019
Agradezco cuando hace sol
PerúGrateful when it’s sunny /
Ripping my tire flat in a snowstorm at 16,000′ /
Días 65-66, San Mateo to Tinco Alis through Nor-Yauyos Reserva Natural
Written by admin on December 9, 2019
Lavando los muros
PerúWashing the walls /
Political problems roiling Perú from the tiny towns of the Andes to the wealthy neighborhoods of Lima /
Día 64, Marcapomacocha to San Mateo and a bus to Lima for a day off
Written by admin on November 28, 2019
La corrida de toros
PerúThe bullfight /
A surprise fiesta in a tiny mountain town /
Día 63, Vichaycocha to Marcapomacocha
Written by admin on November 27, 2019
Las termales presidenciales
PerúThe presidential hot springs /
Stumbling upon the corruption of Peruvian politicians /
Día 62, Huancahuasi to Vichaycocha
Written by admin on November 18, 2019
Más empleo, menos montaña
PerúMore employment, less mountain /
A close-up look at Perú’s mining industry /
Días 59-61, Huallanca to Huancahuasi via the Cordillera Raura
Written by admin on November 7, 2019
El silencio
PerúThe silence /
Leaving the clamor of Huaraz for the silence of the backcountry /
Días 57-58, Huaraz to Huallanca via Pastoruri glacier
Written by admin on November 6, 2019
Respeta los apus
PerúRespect the apus (mountain gods) /
Learning the history of both disaster and progress in the glacial Cordillera Blanca while biking through /
Días 53-56, a loop around Nevado Huascarán, from Caraz to Chacas to Huaraz, and off days in Caraz and Huaraz
Written by admin on October 16, 2019
Un gusto para servirte
PerúA pleasure to serve you /
What happens in my head when my bike breaks, and a friendly Peruvian appears out of nowhere to help me fix it /
Días 48-50, Cajamarca to Trujillo
Written by admin on October 15, 2019
El sábado es por los gallos
PerúSaturday is for the cocks /
Taken to a cockfight in Cajamarca /
Días 45-47, Leymebamba to Cajamarca
Written by admin on October 15, 2019
La minga y la mita
PerúCommunity and slavery /
Learning about the Chachapoyas and Inca cultures through their most famous ruins /
Kuélap, Cusco, Machu Picchu, and día 44 – Chachapoyas to Leymebamba
Written by admin on September 22, 2019
Siempre tengo hambre
PerúI’m always hungry /
Discovering the wonders of Peruvian cuisine /
Días 42-43 from Bagua Grande to Chachapoyas, and a break with Liz in Lima
Written by admin on September 22, 2019
La guerra de la frontera
PerúThe border war /
More border musings /
Días 40-41, La Balza to Bagua Grande, Perú