After three months on the altiplano we were missing trees, so decided to head east and down to the Yungas. First we had to cross Abra Tres Cruces, a magnificently placed pass cutting straight through the snow covered rocky peaks of the Tres Cruces range.…
Acotango (6,071m) – Departamento de Oruro, Bolivia
After climbing Sajama we thought we may as well try the fourth 6,000er in the park – Acotango. We’d heard it was an easier climb than the other three, so decided to cycle to base camp and climb it on…
Pagina Siete Article
Here’s the output from the interview that Raul kindly arranged for us with one of Bolivia’s national papers.
La Paz and Oruro, Bolivia and Region XV, Chile – 1/8-2/9/10
Since 2002 La Paz had been one of our favourite world cities, so we were both glad to find that in 2010 we were still enchanted by its charms. We spent a week sorting out a bike and some kit…
Sajama (6,554m) – Departamento de Oruro, Bolivia
The weather remained good after our trip to the Payachatas, and as we were so well acclimatized, and still feeling good, we thought we’d give Sajama a go. At 6,554m this it he 15th highest mountain in the Andes, and…