We didn’t know much about Ecuador, only that the equator runs through i tand that de Galapagos islands belong to it. From other cyclists we had heard that it’s a beautiful country, that the climbs are steep and that the people are friendly. So we were anxious! Continue reading
After another day of rest in Tumbaco, close to Quito, it was time to move on again. That was not so easy, after 1,5 weeks of not so much exercise. But that day we had the next highlight on our program; we would cross the equator! Continue reading
On the 18th of September, we flew from the airport of Quito to the Galapagos Islands. We booked a 6-day cruise.
And then we were in Ecuador! It greeted us with even more heat than what Peru said goodbye with and with the same tropical scenery, including the ricefields and of course with the same stormy (head)wind that still accompanied us every day.
Public life and the people in Peru are about the same as in Bolivia. The people (countryside and mountains) are just as poor and wear the same (traditional) clothing. Continue reading
We had decided that we would skip a large part of Peru to save time for other countries of which we had heard good things from many people; for example Colombia and Mexico. Besides that, Mexico is also very big so we need a lot of time to cross it. Continue reading
From Cusco you can get to Machu Picchu in different ways: Continue reading
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
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