NEW AND UPDATED ! APRIL 2012 !

• From Oruro to San Pedro de Atacama / Villazon
• Maps, route description, elevation charts, photos, tips
• Related links
• First edition published October 2010
• Second edition published June 2011
• Current edition published April 2012
• Size: 5.4 MB

 

Contributors:
• James Pratt of www.caribbeantocape.com
• Kevin Bauer of www.urupica.de
• Patricia and Marcus of www.patmac.ch
• Jean-Christophe Boillat of www.bici-doble.blogspot.com for Atola route details and changes to the Laguna section
• Melissa Amacher of www.inspireout.com for their detailed route notes and comments on our pdf
• Neil of www.pikesonbikes.blogspot.com for his invaluable contribution changes
• Sarah and Tom of www.bicylenomad.com for their detailed route description and comments after using t
• Benoît and Anne-Sophie of www.carnetderoues.com for their comments and additions to this pdf

No matter where you cycle in Bolivia, it will most likely be a challenge, but none more so than in the south western region.This miniature book has been compiled for those of you willing to take on the challenge of this extremely unique area of South America.

So, if you are wondering why anyone would want to compel themselves to long periods of bike pushing in deep sand and along washboard surfaces, limited options for obtaining water and food supplies and often achieving only 30 kilometres a day; it is because you will probably experience perfect starry nights; encounter incredible landscapes with wondrous rock formations; soak in thermal baths; and capture some of the pinkest flamingos in the world on camera. Good enough reason? Read on...

Cycling Southwest Bolivia by Sonya Spry and Aaldrik Mulder is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.