This was my first breakfast in Colombia and a taste of things to come. 5 potato cakes, a big hunk of pork, a tamale and a big cup of coffee. Luckily first 40km were downhill giving me time to digest my meal.
Ibarra (Ecuador) to Sincelejo (Colombia) November 24th 2006 Pig
Apparently some scientists say
That as much as 98% of our DNA
Is shared with the common swine.
So its hard to know what is the pig´s and what is mine.
Gutted and mounted on a spit,
In the best of circumstances an unfortunate fate
Publicly displayed by the highway like an installation in the Tate.
Small black eyes stare inevitably into Death´s mid-distance.
Parallel lines are sco ... read more
South America » Colombia » Cartagena Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more
I cycled from, Ushuaia, the most southern point in Argentina to, Deadhorse, the most northern point in Alaska, United States. It was amazing. Took me just over 18 months.
During this trip I have made 23 entries into my travel journal on this blog. I also have a website pushonnorth.com which has maps of my route on it. If you have any questions or comments about cycle touring in Latin America why not send me an email, or even better, use the cycle touring travelblog forum that has been set up on travelblog?
Have also been trying to raise money for Medecins Sans Frontieres. I raised 8,5... full info