Santiago to La Paz


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August 13th 2007
Published: August 9th 2007
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Southern Chile Santiago After a long flight from Auckland we landed in Santiago, Chile. Fraser did not sleep at all on the plane, largely due to the fact that he had one of the largest men in the world in the seat next to him - his belly and arm were partly in Fraser's seat and his elbow was digging into his ribs. We think he should have paid for a couple of seats. Anyway, we negotiated a taxi f... Read Full Entry



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ArequipaArequipa
Arequipa

The Burgins in Arequipa
LLamaLLama
LLama

A Bolivian and Peruvian icon
Floating islandFloating island
Floating island

Around Puno on Lake Titicaca
Lake TiticacaLake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca

On the Peruvian side
Nice roadNice road
Nice road

The climb up to 4,800m
Ready to goReady to go
Ready to go

At 4,800m with the glacier in the background about to drop nearly 4,000m
WhoopsWhoops
Whoops

No injury
Cycle routeCycle route
Cycle route

Winding road down into the valley
Bike trackBike track
Bike track

Pretty steep drops off the cliff
Dinner in ConsataDinner in Consata
Dinner in Consata

At the only house that would let us use their gas. There is a bed behind Fraser
FunFun
Fun

Start of the 2nd days biking
Road buildingRoad building
Road building

We had to fill in the road so the jeep could pass
Bolivian carwashBolivian carwash
Bolivian carwash

Interesting technique
Bolivian cooling systemBolivian cooling system
Bolivian cooling system

Stop at any waterhole to cool the engine
Road to MapiriRoad to Mapiri
Road to Mapiri

Valley descent for the final leg of the 2 day bike trip
Boat to RurrenabaqueBoat to Rurrenabaque
Boat to Rurrenabaque

Nice and relaxing after the biking
Nice bridgeNice bridge
Nice bridge

Glad we didnt have to cross it
Gold miningGold mining
Gold mining

Passed hundreds of families searching for gold by the river banks
Get in the beersGet in the beers
Get in the beers

Andy and Matthias carrying the beers we purchased to consume by the fire that night
Vine climbingVine climbing
Vine climbing

Strong vines on the trees in the jungle
Camp siteCamp site
Camp site

Infested with sand flies



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