For remoteness, San Pedro to Antofagasta easily trumped anything we’d previously pedalled. Leaving the Argie border guards at Paso Socompa we each stocked up with 17 litres of mineral water, then turned south for Llullaillaco. Still with 14 days of…
Puna 9: The Plan
In short: cycling to, then climbing, nine 6400m+ peaks on the Puna. We fell in love with this area back in 2010, during our first biking visit to NW Argentina. Remote gravel tracks winding between giant volcanoes. Not a being…
Four feet in Conchucos
Dervla Murphy is one of our travel heroines. Stubborn as a mule and unwilling to embrace the modern world she may be, but with this comes a woman as hard as nails; one who is willing to venture anywhere, no…
Huayhuash: The Wonderful
There’s little doubt in our minds that the Huayhuash Circuit is Peru’s premier trek. Among the best on the continent, it’s right up there with anything this world has to offer. Rarely on our mountain wanderings have we encountered such…
Wandering Huaraz’s Quebradas
East of Huaraz, deep valleys slice through the Blanca. On maps they resemble fingers on a hand. Most are little visited, being far from tourist itineraries and even further from your average Huaracino‘s idea of a good day out. For…