South America by Motorcycle
Ken and Ebru are motorcycling with Honda Falcon 400cc around South America and sharing their road experience with a lot of technical useful information with other motorcyclists. They will cover Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil.
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Return to Villa Tunari, Bolivia
TRIP INFO BOX Route (Part 1) Samaipata, Bolivia – Buena Vista, Bolivia (RN4,RN7) Distance 240Km Travel Time 7 hours (1.5 hour break) Road Conditions Good Tarmac Weather Mild, slightly windy Terrain Lush mountains,…
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A Scent of Home – Samaipata, Bolivia
TRIP INFO BOX Route Buena Vista, Bolivia – Samaipata, Bolivia (RN7,RN4) Distance 240Km Travel Time 7.5 hours (2 hour break, some night driving) Road Conditions Good Tarmac Weather Extremely windy Terrain Jungle flatlands,…
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Getting Wet in Buena Vista, Bolivia
Immediately after leaving Villa Tunari we hit a clearly defined wall of water and get rained on heavily by an Amazonian shower. The drops are so thick that within a minute we are…
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Day Trip to Parque Inti Wara Yassi, Bolivia
TRIP INFO BOX Location Villa Tunari. East side of Villa Tunari at the exit of the village, just after the bridge, on the left hand side. Ticket Price 6 bolivianos per person and…
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Day trip to Isinuta & Puerto San Fransisco
We would like to get to know the countryside here a bit more and also I’d like to do some fishing, so we decide to head out on a day trip to the…
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Day trip to Parque Nacional Carrasco, Bolivia
TRIP INFO BOX Location 3Km West of Villa Tunari, turn off to a pebble track on the left hand side Ticket Price 50 bolivianos per person (includes guide) Return Trekking Time 3 hours…
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Welcome to the Jungle – Villa Tunari, Bolivia
TRIP INFO BOX Route Cochabamba, Bolivia – Villa Tunari, Bolivia (RN4,RN7) Distance 164Km Travel Time 4.5 hours Road Conditions Tarmac, concrete, occasionally bumpy / damaged spots Weather Overcast and windy until descent Terrain…
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Robbed BY Cafe Buenos Aires – Cochabamba, Bolivia
16 August 2012: Our pleasant morning in Cochabamba soon turns sour after we get robbed by Cafe Buenos Aires at the Plaza Colon (Av. Ballivián 539). DO NOT SUPPORT THIS PLACE !! Following…
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A Visit Gone Sour – Cochabamba, Bolivia
TRIP INFO BOX Route Sucre, Bolivia – Cochabamba, Bolivia (RN5,RN4) Distance 366Km Travel Time 9.5 hours (2h night driving) Road Conditions 90Km Tarmac, 40Km Riverbed, 80Km Stone road, 156Km Tarmac Weather Clear, After…
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Great Motorbike Route: Maragua – Hunting for Dinosaur Footprints Around Sucre, Bolivia
TRIP INFO BOX Route Sucre, Bolivia – Potolo, Bolivia Distance 150Km Travel Time Full day, with plenty of stopping for the sights Road Conditions 20Km dirt, 10Km stone, 40+Km dirt (one way) Weather…
