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Cycling in
Latin America
My name is Paweł Stefanoff, 43. After having finished a job and before starting a new one, I decided to go for a bicycle tour in Latin America. I am going from south to north along the Andes mountains, during approx. 7 months. Later, I will decide whether to continue and in which direction. I keep this blog mostly to keep my family and friends informed about my current position so they do not worry about my safety. But it's open for anyone interested. I usually check in once daily.
It's quite nice to have a company
Distance 81 km (cum 7,403 km); Ascent 85 m (cum. 54,538 m). After some doubts, Jan decided to continue with me on the route through the...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 19, 20161 min read
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I returned to the road
Distance 102 km (cum. 7,322 km); Ascent 68 m (cum. 54,453 m). After 6 days without cycling I returned to the road. After 40 minutes I met...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 18, 20161 min read
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A day of rest in Uyuni
After the first week, I'm not sure what to think about Bolivia... It's definitely very different from Argentina and Chile. It has less...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 17, 20161 min read
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Fourth and last day of the Uyuni car tour
We woke up at 5:00 in the morning and came to the Incahuasi island in the middle of the Salar de Uyuni, an enormous salt lake, dry during...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 16, 20161 min read
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Third day of the Uyuni car tour
Today was a bit more relaxed. We crossed several villages and had less attractions to see, mostly long ranges of mountains which edges...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 15, 20161 min read
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Second day of the Uyuni car tour
During the second day of the tour, we arrived at the Chilean border, not so far away from the border between three countries. We visited...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 14, 20161 min read
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First day of the Uyuni car tour
I am going with a small French group: Dorine, Marine and Philippe, with the driver Pedro and the cook Neomi. We are going with a big...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 13, 20161 min read
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Another day of rest in Tupiza
In the afternoon, I went for a short off-road trip to a neighbouring area with extravagant rock formations, from which the region is...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 13, 20161 min read
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Lazy day of rest in Tupiza
I will stay here two days. I liked the place really much and I thought it would be great to have a bit or rest from cycling... The local...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 11, 20161 min read
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Crossed to Bolivia and got to Tupiza
Distance 92 km (cum. 7,220 km); Ascent 664 m (cum. 54,385 m). Finally I crossed to Bolivia and got to Tupiza, a nice and calm town,...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 10, 20161 min read
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Got to La Quiaca
Distance 74 km (cum. 7,128 km); Ascent 127 m (cum. 53,721 m). Well, it looks that yesterday I did arrive to climb to the 'altiplano'!...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 9, 20161 min read
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The atmosphere and the food are also different
Distance 87 km (cum. 7,054 km); Ascent 916 m (cum. 53,594 m). I hope I will get used to the high altitudes! Today I climbed to 3,750 m...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 8, 20161 min read
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Arrived to a special place - Humahuaca
Distance 51 km (cum. 6,967 km); Ascent 611 m (cum. 52,678 m). I arrived to a special place - Humahuaca. It's a central place of the huge...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 7, 20161 min read
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I started the big climb to the Altiplano
Distance 81 km (cum. 6,916 km); Ascent 1,324 m (cum. 52,067 m). I started the big climb to the Altiplano - the great highland extending...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 6, 20161 min read
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This is my first cup made by by myself
Due to the heavy storm in the morning and the spontaneous decision to ship some things to my family before moving to Bolivia, I decided...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 5, 20161 min read
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Arrived in San Salvador de Jujuy
Distance 94 km (cum. 6,835 km); Ascent 742 m (cum. 50,743 m). Arrived in San Salvador de Jujuy, probably the last big town in some time....
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 4, 20161 min read
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A day of rest in Salta
During a walk a stray dog started to follow me and kept following me until the rest of the day... It was really strange as he chose me...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 3, 20161 min read
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I progressed slowly, on a burning sun
Distance 32 km (cum. 6,741 km); Ascent 462 m (cum. 50,001 m). Despite the short distance it took me some time to get to Salta, one of the...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 2, 20161 min read
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The progress destroys everything on its way
Distance 107 km (cum. 6,709 km); Ascent 883 m (cum. 49,539 m). Cycling was good today despite hilly terrain and heat. I was not sure...
Pawel Stefanoff
Apr 1, 20161 min read
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Arrived in Metán
Distance 82 km (cum. 6,602 km); Ascent 313 m (cum. 48,656 m). Arrived in Metán, a strange place where abandoned factories are located in...
Pawel Stefanoff
Mar 31, 20161 min read
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Camped on the side of the road
Distance 92 km (cum. 6,520 km); Ascent 698 m (cum. 48,343 m). The first day of exercise after few days of rest is always a bit hard! I...
Pawel Stefanoff
Mar 30, 20161 min read
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Last day of rest in Tucuman!
All the symptoms of the infection have finished and I feel ready to continue! There is a regional chain of gas stations NORTHWEST. They...
Pawel Stefanoff
Mar 29, 20161 min read
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Preparing slowly to move forward!
My stay at the 'casa de ciclistas' was a bit unfortunate due to my illness. I did not really spend too much time with Benjamin or his...
Pawel Stefanoff
Mar 28, 20161 min read
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Another day of recovery
Feeling a bit better. It looks that the rainy days are gone and the weather will improve during the week. I hope to be able to continue...
Pawel Stefanoff
Mar 27, 20161 min read
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