"j": start of construction 1975, finished 1976 … and still running
Month: November 2013
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dear diary
There is not much going on these days. It’s just three weeks and about 2,500 km to Punta Arenas. A stone’s throw away. The route and the intermediate stops are fixed, so I have time. I stay one more night in Pucón. 25.11., 26.11. I wanted to leave today. But sometimes other creatures ensure that…
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kicked the bucket on the roadside
17.11., 18.11. I leave Valparaiso and drive on smaller roads a little through the wine valleys, sometimes on- sometimes off-road and spent the night in the small town Santa Cruz. Looking for a place to stay I have read in the travelbook of the Lama Lodge, which is run by an Austrian-German team – or…
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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…