From Cusco you can get to Machu Picchu in different ways: Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Puno – Cusco
And then, after 10 kms (6 miles) cycling (on blessed bikes) from Copacabana, we were in Peru! Immediately we saw a tuctuc; they are used as taxi’s in Peru. Continue reading
Bolivia in words and images
The country Bolivia and its people
In about 8 weeks we crossed a large part of Bolivia, the only area we didn’t go to was the jungle in the east. Before we entered the country, we heard some bad stories about the country and the people from other cyclists. Continue reading
La Paz/ Copacabana
We took the bus from Cochabamba to La Paz. It was a long way of which the first part very hard because of long climbs and the last part boring. And that information was right. From Cochabamba on the climb seemed never ending and the last part was indeed boring.
Continue readingSucre – Cochabamba
We cycled from Sucre to Cochabamba in 6 days and it was another hard stretch with a lot of climbing. The first day mainly went downhill, so we were allowed some time to get used to cycling again.
After that first day, most of the route went uphill until the last 70 kms (42 miles) to Cochabamba. They went all downhill. Continue readingPotosi and Sucre
It was hard to leave Tupiza, but we had to go on. After 4 days of hard cycling we arrived in Potosi. Potosi once was the most important city in the world (even more important than Rome and Paris) because there was a huge amount of silver in the mountains surrounding it.
Continue readingHorseback riding
From our German motorcycle friend Frank (who we have met a couple of times in different places) we heard that it was nice to take a horseriding trip. He had also done it and had enjoyed it very much. Ron’s not especially a big fan of horses, but Frank’s enthusiasm helped taking the decision to do it. It would be Ron’s first, but maybe not even last, experience on a horse.
Continue readingStunning southwest Bolivia
We were back in Tupiza, but of course wanted to see the famous saltflats of Uyuni (Salar de Uyuni). So we decided to take a tour. There are daily departures to the Salar and the Southwest of Bolivia from Tupiza and Uyuni. From Tupiza, it’s a 4 day trip.
Continue readingSurroudings Tupiza
We left Tupiza, towards Uyuni, with good spirtits. We knew it was going to be hard, so we carried enough food and water for 2 to 3 days. It went uphill right away, but it was okay. About 4 kms (2,5 miles) after Tupiza the road turned into an unpaved road. Continue reading
(Street)life in Bolivia
Life in Bolivia is on the streets and the (indoor) markets. Besides that there are many very little shops that sell about anything. But the main product they sell is coca leaves (yes, cocaine is really made from these leaves also). Bags full of these leaves are placed in the doorways of the little shops. Continue reading