Locals on their way to the next village

Day 45 & 46 Leticia, the mighty Amazon River, near death experience and other tales from the rain forest

July 13th 2015
New personal record for fastest international border crossing (from Colombia to Brazil): 10 sec Boat passengers that almost drowned in front of our eyes: 10 Stay at Amazon rainforest lodge in the middle of the Amazon River: awesome experience Getting lost at Brazilian indigenous village looking for an artisan mask to buy: yes While we are waiting for the container ship from ... read more

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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

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Christer Garbis

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We are a dad and a daughter from Seattle on a double mission; to help a small part of the world increase its digital literacy, and at the same time ride the PanAmerican highway. Hence our name "Ride the world for reading"! We are both passionate about literacy and education, each in our own way, and this trip is our way of giving back to society in a way that combines our two passions, i.e. adventure travelling and education. We plan to ride our BMW GS 1200 Adventure motorcycle from Fairbanks Alaska to Ushuaia in southern Argentina. The PanAmerican highway is the wo... full info

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