Medellín to Ushuaia.
Medellín → Otavalo → Cuenca → Huaraz → Cuzco → La Paz → Santiago → Ushuaia. Roughly following the Andean spine.
The most recent days on the bike. Running totals are live on the map above.
| Day | Date | Ending location | Distance | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Jul 19 | Cuenca, Ecuador | 76.3 km | 1,186 m |
| 47 | Jul 18 | El Tambo, Ecuador | 37.7 km | 912 m |
| 46 | Jul 17 | Joyagshi, Ecuador | 57.2 km | 1,670 m |
| 45 | Jul 16 | Alausí, Ecuador | 93.9 km | 1,892 m |
| 44 | Jul 15 | Riobamba, Ecuador | 98.9 km | 1,927 m |
| 41 | Jul 12 | Latacunga, Ecuador | 77.4 km | 1,109 m |
Planning notes and dispatches from the road.
“Useless language.” Useless for what? For the economy the colonizer built, in the language the colonizer brought, judged by the standard the colonizer set. "Lengua inútil." ¿Inútil para qué? Para la economía que construyó el colonizador, en el idioma que trajo el colonizador, medida con el estándar que puso el colonizador.
Read more →Colombia humbled me, rerouted me, and taught me to plan days instead of trips. Colombia me bajó los humos, me desvió, y me enseñó a planear días en vez de viajes.
Read more →An American businessman, a candidate in tiger-print, and a massacre the country agreed to forget. Thoughts from eighteen days of riding and reading Cien Años de Soledad in Colombia.
Read more →Route planning, gear spreadsheets, and logistics notes. Updated as the trip takes shape.
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