Author Archives: Günter und Sissi
Northern Argentina , south along the Andes
End of January 2016 The eastern slope of the Argentinian Andes is drier than we had expected. However, sophisticated watering systems, some dating back to the indigenous people, allow for irrigating and agriculture. Slowly we worked our way south. We … Continue reading
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Northern Argentina
In San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) we said good-bye to our friends and took off for Argentinian border. A new country again, how different they have all been, and how interesting. The border was the usual “gong show” and again, … Continue reading
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The Lagunas of Southwestern Bolivia
The ” Lagunas Road” as some people call it, is (actually called “Reserva Eduardi Avaroa”) is on many peoples list, a series of salt lakes in the high desert of western Bolivia, connected by several roads or tracks, the altitude … Continue reading
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Salar de Uyuni
New Years 2016 The new year was just around the corner, we – the trio of two Toyota Land Cruisers and one XP Camper – planned to celebrate the coming of the new year on the biggest salt flat in … Continue reading
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Northern Bolivia and Chipaya country
Crossing the border into Bolivia went smoothly, but they charged us 160 US Dollars a person to visit their country because we are US citizens, our European friends entered for free. We drove on to Copacabana, yes – this is the … Continue reading
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Machu Picchu
December 9. to 15. 2015 The magic word. Who hasn’t heard of Machu Picchu and seen the Pictures of this Inca citadel on top of the mountains.. Many of our friends have been there, it is one of the … Continue reading
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Paracas , on the Peruvian coast.
This reserve is on the wind-swept Peruvian coast, it is beautiful in its own way. Devoid of much vegetation it consists of sandy hills and mountains, high cliffs, coves, bays and beautiful rocky islands. There are many seabirds breeding in these … Continue reading
Driving to Chavin
Let the pictures give you an idea of the road through the eastern Cordillera Blanca. It took us two days.
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Cordillera Blanca
Some of the highest mountains in South America are part of the Cordillera Blanca most are more than 6000 m high and loom majestically over steep green valleys that are dotted with little settlements inhabited by the descendants of pre … Continue reading
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