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Peru update: Chiclayo

April 20, 2014

After more than a month in the mountains the bike and I made our way back to sea level.  On the way we rode over, under, and between mountains.  

Over

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 Unknown lagoon, north of Huallanca

Unknown lagoon, north of Huallanca

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Under (Parque Nacional Huascarán, home of Perú's tallest mountain)

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 Parque Nacional Huascarán

Parque Nacional Huascarán

 Lago Belaúnde, Parque Nacional Huascarán

Lago Belaúnde, Parque Nacional Huascarán

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And between, in the case of the Cañón del Pato

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I expect the next update should be from Ecuador.

In Travel Tags Peru, South America, Travel, motorcycles, photography
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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)

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Borders crossed: 11

Nights camped: 31

Empanadas eaten: 84

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