Bikepacking Peru – Huamachuco to Yungay via Pomabomba
The section after Huamachuco marks the beginning of my most anticipated portion of our tour of the Andes. This route takes you to a vista of the Cordillera Blanca before crossing one of the...
Exploring good routes and bad ones to help you decide where to go
The section after Huamachuco marks the beginning of my most anticipated portion of our tour of the Andes. This route takes you to a vista of the Cordillera Blanca before crossing one of the...
Jaen to Kuelap This section of Peru includes some very enjoyable cycling – it is almost entirely paved, and well graded. For us, it was the easiest riding of our 5,000 mile journey from...
This section takes you through Southern Ecuador into Peru. From Cuenca to Jaen, you will only pass through two sizable towns – Loja, and San Ignacio. This makes for quiet roads, but some very...
We spent a little extra time in Baños because fellow bike-packers Scott and Sue had just arrived from a brief hiatus in the States. They’re on a multi-year trip from Alaska to Tierra del...
We had been dreading leaving Quito. This is not due to the fact that we loved the city, but because we were worried about the long section of heavy traffic. The route that we...
This post is a departure from the typical discussion found on this site. Normally I provide detailed route-finding information for you to use in designing your own off-the-beaten-track routes. This type of travel is...
The route from Cayambe to Quito is a short one if you go directly – in fact, it could be accomplished in a single day of riding. We wanted to check out a few...
Entering Ecuador, I had low expectations. After having cycled 2 months in Colombia, I knew that the chances of having a comparably good time were low. However after the initial disappointment of setting up...