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Panama

The Latin America Bicycle Trip. Back to the Latin America bicycle trip. Jul 23, 2008. Welcome to Panama 10/07/08. We crossed the border - a decaying wooden bridge, over a huge river, only 1 lane and 20 trucks waiting om both sides. Crossing it was an adventure; just don't drop anything. We passed through border control quickly and reached the lively (compared to the Costa-Rica sleepy towns) border town. We were surprised by the Chinese family owning it and a whole. Everything was super green. We entered ...

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Peru - Cordillera Blanca & Cañon del Pato

Peru - Cordillera Blanca and Cañon del Pato. The Latin America Bicycle Trip. Back to the Latin America bicycle trip. Jan 10, 2009. We were dropped at the bus station in Huaraz, and waited for our bikes, hopefully arriving on the next bus. There are always problems with putting the bikes on a bus, a stressful operation. An hour later they arrived; no harm done. We quickly found a nice hotel room, with fantastic views of the snow white mountain range – the Cordillera Blanca. Huaraz, from our rooftop. We we...

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Peru - Goodbye

The Latin America Bicycle Trip. Back to the Latin America bicycle trip. January 17, 2009. We woke up at 04:00, in our tent, pitched on a roof, on top of a small house, overlooking the small village of Vinzos, the last 'safe' village, before Chimbote, coming from Cañon del Pato. Everybody warned us of Chimbote, the most dangerous city in Peru. "You must enter before 12:00, noontime; after that it's dangerous! PS - it was a shit-hole. Sunrise, from the roof. Vinzos. We arrived to Todd, a Warm-Shower. Membe...

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Peru - North East

Peru - North East. The Latin America Bicycle Trip. Back to the Latin America bicycle trip. Dec 26, 2008. The remote border of La Balsa, was nor more than a few crumbling buildings. Passport control was quick for Rami, but not for Gal, who was waiting in the sun, in the terrible heat. The friendly immigration office changed some money for us, not trying to reap us off, as opposed to the nearby shop. The old wooden border gate. It made life difficult for Gal. Thanks for the bananas. A wet, muddy day. While...

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Preparations

The Latin America Bicycle Trip. Back to the Latin America bicycle trip. Tuesday, January 15, 2008. You may find this post not as interesting as others, if you've found any interest in other posts. This post doesn't tell about wild adventures in exotic countries, with funny toilets. it is dedicated to all the people who helped us in Israel and California. Last time in "Our Bicycle Trip". Lost in Israel 11/11/07. We started cycling out of Haifa, but, after 20-30 minutes Gal said the Israeli driving is not ...

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Mexico - Sailing

The Latin America Bicycle Trip. Back to the Latin America bicycle trip. Feb 26, 2008. It was late, 11:00, so we went to the big, modern, American-style supermarket, to buy food for 4 people for 4 days, while Kip was arranging last arrangements. 12:30 – we were ready to move. Chuck, our 4'th wheel (which could have been our 5'th) didn't show up, nor call. The 3 of us drank a shot of rum, toasting to Neptune, and we were off. Toasting for Neptune - Salud! And slept our first night on board. The sea was ang...

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Sailing - Panama to Colombia

Sailing - Panama to Colombia. The Latin America Bicycle Trip. Back to the Latin America bicycle trip. Jul 29, 2008. Around 15:00. We chose 2 beds in the eco-dormitory, a traditionally built hut. Kayla (New-Zealand) and Rob (. Were there, sleeping. Later, Erika and Nick (. Arrived, the last of the 6 crew members of the Odyssey and other people, of the competing sailboat, among them the friendly motorcyclists, Jorge (. With our wine (thanks! While cooking the fish we bought down in the small. Behind us&#46...

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Colombia - the south

Colombia - the south. The Latin America Bicycle Trip. Back to the Latin America bicycle trip. Oct 27, 2008. A warm welcome 10/10/08. The bus dropped us at the outskirts of Calarca, in the morning. We took a taxi to the shop, where our bikes and luggage were stored. Gustavo, the owner, an ex-competitive cyclist, greeted us with coffee and a smile. Obviously, our stuff were exactly as we left them. We found a simple hotel and took a quick cold shower (in Colombia there is no hot shower! Andres in the finca.

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Ecuador - Vacation in the Galapagos

Ecuador - Vacation in the Galapagos. The Latin America Bicycle Trip. Back to the Latin America bicycle trip. Oct 9, 2008. To our surprise, the bus reached Ipiales. Actually, it only reached Pasto, where we were downgraded to a van, for the final 2 hours. We were dropped at the bus terminal at Ipiales at 15:00 after too many hours. Gal had a terrible headache. We took a good hotel room and rested. We were in the center of Quito, Gal with a headache, again. The impressive cathedral in Quito. In Guayaquil c...

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Colombia - To Bogota, Cordillera Oriental

Colombia - To Bogota, Cordillera Oriental. The Latin America Bicycle Trip. Back to the Latin America bicycle trip. Sep 13, 2008. We left Aguachica and the lowlands and started climbing. We stopped for breakfast in a small relaxed village and were attacked by zancudos (sandflies). PS – they don’t exist in Asia. We continued the climb, but were delayed for half an hour by the rain. We found shelter in a tiny finca and were offered coffee. A million pork stands on the way. With Carlos and Oneida. We woke up...

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Tool of the month

Tool of the month. The Latin America Bicycle Trip. Back to the Latin America bicycle trip. April 09, 2009. Gals' Merrell shoes, after almost 2 years and a half of loyal service. January 17, 2009. Our old kitchen bok, with all our spices, after a long year. May the new $1 Peruvian box be of great service as well. December 20, 2008. Rami's Specialized Armadillo tire. 11,000km 0 punctures, and much better grip than the Schwalbe Marathon XR. October 22, 2008. September 22, 2008. August 29, 2008. June 14, 2008.