Desert rest stop

Day 57 Leaning into the desert, dirtiest city ever and surfer hangout

July 24th 2015
Distance driven today: 263 miles / 423 km Cumulative distance driven: 10,343 miles / 16,645 km Today’s trip: Piura to Huanchaco, Peru Windy desserts crossed: 1 Found Peru’s surfer hangout: yes, Hunachaco Only minutes after we started riding this morning, we found ourselves in the Sechura desert, which is one of the many deserts along the Peruvian coast. Even though the road was ... read more

South America » Peru » La Libertad » Huanchaco

Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... 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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