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San Antonio de los Cobres – San Pedro de Atacama: Paso Sico

 in Argentina 2016 / Chile 2016 / South America 2016 by

The journey to San Antonio de los Cobres was just the prelude to a bigger challenge: the Paso Sico. The challenge lies, on the one hand, in the altitude (over 4,500 meters), and on the other, in the road (practically all unpaved) and the lack of infrastructure (there’s practically nothing for over 200 km, and not much at all for over 350 km). But we’d somewhat overlooked the main challenge: the wind (which almost always comes from the west—meaning headwinds). […]

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Michu - Carretera Austral

Summary: Chile and Argentina

 in Around the world by bike / Chile/Argentina 2012 by

Already half a year has passed since I returned to Switzerland and I also have started working again. However, the journey is still pretty fresh in my mind and I’m therefor happy to look back. For making this text not too long, I will cut this summary into a few parts. First, we will return to South America. Carretera Austral and a lot moreThis journey started there, where my last one ended: In Santiago de Chile. From there, I drove […]