jbuhler Lima, or a bad start with a good ending
We arrived in Lima late in the day, about 6PM or so. We were coming from Cañón del Pato, and were dirty, tired and dreaming of a hot shower. A…
Northern Peru
steph We have made really quick tracks across northern Peru to arrive in Lima two nights ago. The drive from Huanchaco on the coast to the capital was still filled with…
Adios Ecuador, Hola Peru
It was hard to leave Ecuador. All across the country, we found ourselves impressed with the people, the infrastructure, and the progressive mindset legible in all of the government propaganda.…
Instavan IV
Catching up on the square frames via Instagram… Waiting out Panama City Leaving Panama City Cartagena, Colombia Tatacoa Desert, Colombia Medellín, Colombia Villa de Leyva, Colombia Grilling Pasto, Colombia Trying…
Que Quito
A lot of overlanders seem to experience mechanical problems in Quito. I’m guessing this has something to do with the high altitudes (almost 3000m), the steep roads, and the gorgeous…
Arriving in style in Quito
Catholicism has lots of stories that go like this: Some figure of the Virgin Mary, some saint, or even Jesus is being transported between towns. At some point, the horses,…
Road knits
We are now in Quito. I’m not going to go into details about how we got here (on the back of a flatbed). I’m not going to detail the outpouring…
One year (a post with graphs)
Since as a few days ago it has been a year that we left San Francisco, I thought it was time for a post with graphs. These are all the…