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Photo Gallery: Riding Peru’s Sierra
I have to admit, after almost 2,500 kilometers in the Atacama Desert and along the dry coasts of Chile and Peru my expectations of the Sierra were correspondingly high. I longed for more variety,...
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Machu Picchu: Stairways To Heaven
I was sceptical before I came here. Despite being a tourist myself, I don’t like sights that are too crowed with tourists. So when I passed the ticket gates on that Wednesday morning, I did not follow...
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Photo Gallery: Three months in South America
I was overwhelmed by the diversity of landscapes and cultures in South America. The journey took me through Chile, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay. Every country though has its...
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Riding high: About altitude sickness.
(scroll for German version) 4,000 metres, 3,000 metres and then up again to 4,500 metres. The air up here is dry and cold, and the headwind stings my face. My lips are cracked and bloody, and I’m...
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