La Carretera Alta, Part 12 – The Pilgrimage to Mecca
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Ryan
It was our first day in El Chalten. We’d just finished a short hike to a scenic lookout,…
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La Carretera Alta, Part 11 – The Nefarious Villains of South America
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If you’re planning a trip to South America, you’ll be repeatedly warned of the multitudinous perils that await…
La Carretera Alta, Part 10 – Full Brazilian
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Brazil had been left off our original itinerary for no other reason than mere geography. Most of our…
La Carretera Alta, Part 9 – Hope Springs Eternal
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Hark, all ye would-be overlanders! Heed my warning most dire – when purchasing Compulsory Third Party Insurance for…
La Carretera Alta, Part 8 – And then I saw an Armadillo…
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At Desaguadero, a dishevelled border town on the shores of Lake Titicaca, we were given a classic Peruvian…
La Carretera Alta, Part 7 – Strikes and Gutters
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As I vomited into the snow for perhaps the fifth or sixth time, I came to the realisation…
La Carretera Alta, Part 6 – A Tale of Two Valleys
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Though profoundly beautiful and deeply interesting, Bolivia is a challenging country to travel through. Among the myriad difficulties…
La Carretera Alta, Part 5 – The Shake Down
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We were just outside Nazca, on the edge of the desert, when the cops pulled us over. Just…
La Carretera Alta, Part 4 – South American Efficiency
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Given that the industry has been kicking around for the better part of 3000 years, shipping is a…
La Carretera Alta, Part 3 – Margaritas and Multipitches
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Imagine, if you will, the following scene… Having spent the entire day climbing Mexican limestone, you rest your…