"j": start of construction 1975, finished 1976 … and still running
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relaxed days in La Serena and Valparaiso
12.11. I checked in for another day in La Serena. The hostel is cozy, La Serena as well. At one of the days I try to make a trip to Vicuña. The village is located in the Elqui Valley. A few km before the village I had to stop. Farm workers were demonstrating. In this…
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through the desert
2.11., 03.11. The wind was taking control the last 1,000 kilometers towards the Chilean border. I got a bit scared, how much the side- and headwinds impact on fuel consumption. At 290 km the reserve light flashed. I started to count: 290 km, 13.3 liters, that is about 4.6 liters per 100km, compared to 3.5…
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up(s) and down(s)
26.10., 27.10., 28.10. Caraz – Huanuco – Huancayo, 750km Although, I’m better prepared than last time – I got everything ready, socks, T-shirts, face mask – it was cold and shitty anyway. About half of the route, for example Cerro de Pasco to Junin and further on, is on a huge plateau at a hight…
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blue eyes
19.10. , 20.10. I like Peru from the first moment. The first two female officers I met at the border gave me compliments for my beautiful blue eyes. :-) I spent the first two night in Máncora on the coast. It’s time again to have my laundry done. In the hostel they want me to…
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from 0 to 4,000
15.10. Today’s destination, Quilotoa, is about 290 km away. “The luminous turquoise water of volcanic crater lake ‘Laguna Quilotoa’ is one Ecuador’s most awe-inspiring sight.” I have read a few days ago in the travel guide. OK, so let’s go there. But what I went through on the way there is less awe-inspiring. I leave…
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missed the equator
08.10. – 11.10. The landscape stays the same in Ecuador. I’m cruising through the soft mountains. As you never know how long it takes at the border, I made the first stop in Ibarra, before I went on to Quito. On the way to Quito I cross the equator and did not even notice it,…