Medellín to Ushuaia.
Medellín → Quito → Cuzco → La Paz → Santiago → Ushuaia. Roughly following the Andean spine. No Amazon because I'm scurred.
The most recent days on the bike. Running totals are live on the map above.
| Day | Date | Ending location | Distance | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Jun 21 | San Agustín, Colombia | 99.7 km | 3,227 m |
| 19 | Jun 20 | La Argentina, Colombia | 118 km | 2,895 m |
| 18 | Jun 19 | Yaguará, Colombia | 96.2 km | 1,012 m |
| 17 | Jun 18 | Aipe, Colombia | 148 km | 1,085 m |
| 16 | Jun 17 | Second Buenos Aires, Colombia | 99.0 km | 1,877 m |
| 15 | Jun 16 | Some campsite between Salento and Ibagué, Colombia | 29.9 km | 2,477 m |
Planning notes and dispatches from the road.
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 →The old man running the juice stand in Alcalá didn’t look like a cyclist. Seventy-something, unhurried, tranquillo. The kind of guy who’s seen enough to stop rushing. I bought a lulo juice and mentioned I was heading toward Salento. He nodded, wiped down the counter, and offered without being asked: “Los domingos, voy a Cartago. Unos otros días, voy a Filandia.”
Read more →Every light bulb in Colombia so far has been precisely 1,000,000 Kelvin. Cold, harsh, blue, and absolutely determined to burn my eyes out of my skull.
Read more →Route planning, gear spreadsheets, and logistics notes. Updated as the trip takes shape.
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