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Mapmaker, mapmaker, make me a map. Part III. Colombia

November 7, 2013

Part III. To Colombia or not to Colombia

Assuming my wee little motorcycle is still running, we'll putt into Colombia.  This country has a diverse reputation depending on who you talk to, but the version I prefer is that of the motorcyclists who have actually been there.  It goes something like this:

  • Colombian women
  • The best, twistiest, most scenic roads anyone on two wheels can ask for
  • Colombian women

At the end of it, me and my poor little beaten burro of a motorcycle will find ourselves a nice Caribbean bach to call our own.

From there the route tells me I go back to Bogotá, where I presumably get back on some plane and return to the US.  I prefer to think of this part of the route strictly in terms of contingency.  There are lots of factors--time, money, my sanity, the health of the little motorcycle, the pending date of my sister's wedding in Mexico--and depending on those factors I may have to call it quits long before Bogotá, or I may just press on through Central America.  At this point, I estimate that my resources should last me 3-4 months of travel, which makes this a reasonable estimated stopping point.  What do y'all think?

In Trip logistics Tags maps, Colombia, South America
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#nationaldogday (as if I needed an excuse)

Pic by @maxxintx
Good morning from #Texas
Retrato del Perezoso de la Amazonia (Amazonia Sloth Portrait) #tbt
This little lady finally woke up from hibernation, told me she was hungry for empanadas.
#mcm (that is, #monkey crush Monday): This time last year I was lucky enough to get to volunteer with rescued animals like Ricky the #CapuchinMonkey at Zoorefugio Tarqui in the Ecuadorian Amazon.  Head to the URL in the comments below to find out how
#tbt in #Chile (and #peru!). In parts of the #Atacama #Desert, it doesn't rain for years on end, and the land looks like Mars than Earth.  You can ride for hundreds of miles without seeing a single tree, cactus, or blade of grass out here.
#tbt in #Chile week 2: Shared my lunch with this dark-haired cutie one afternoon, but I didn't have room to stuff in her my jacket and take her with me :'(
#wcw
Going back to #Chile for #tbt : Moonrise in the #Atacama #Desert with my friend Oristárco from #Santiago.
#tbt "Camping behind a gas station in Arica, on the Chile/Perú border". This one goes out to anyone who ever had to rough it while out on the road and knows that real international travel isn't always as glamorous as our instagram ac
It's a big world, and you'll never see most of it if you only take paved roads. (#tbt Andes Mountains, Ayacucho Region, Peru)
#nationaldogday (as if I needed an excuse)

Pic by @maxxintx Good morning from #Texas Retrato del Perezoso de la Amazonia (Amazonia Sloth Portrait) #tbt This little lady finally woke up from hibernation, told me she was hungry for empanadas. #mcm (that is, #monkey crush Monday): This time last year I was lucky enough to get to volunteer with rescued animals like Ricky the #CapuchinMonkey at Zoorefugio Tarqui in the Ecuadorian Amazon.  Head to the URL in the comments below to find out how #tbt in #Chile (and #peru!). In parts of the #Atacama #Desert, it doesn't rain for years on end, and the land looks like Mars than Earth.  You can ride for hundreds of miles without seeing a single tree, cactus, or blade of grass out here. #tbt in #Chile week 2: Shared my lunch with this dark-haired cutie one afternoon, but I didn't have room to stuff in her my jacket and take her with me :'( #wcw Going back to #Chile for #tbt : Moonrise in the #Atacama #Desert with my friend Oristárco from #Santiago. #tbt "Camping behind a gas station in Arica, on the Chile/Perú border". This one goes out to anyone who ever had to rough it while out on the road and knows that real international travel isn't always as glamorous as our instagram ac It's a big world, and you'll never see most of it if you only take paved roads. (#tbt Andes Mountains, Ayacucho Region, Peru)

Mantra of Miles: South America Dashboard

Distance traveled: 9871mi/15,886Km

Borders crossed: 11

Nights camped: 31

Empanadas eaten: 84

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