Leaving our bike setup/acclimatisation camp/glampingsite at Colibri just south of La Paz
Starting to leave La Paz and on up the dusty back road of the Hampaturi Valley
Steep gradient up to Hampaturi Cascadas
About to rejoin the main highway to La Cumbre from our Hampaturi side route
About to descend off La Cumbre down old gravel road of Camino de Las Muertes, a spectacular descent
Our simple campsite at Pongo, after many misleading signs about now abandoned campsites and various unfriendly villagers we were kindly welcomed in by the lovely family here.
About to set off on El Camino de la Muerte proper
El Camino de la Muerte
El Camino de la Muerte
El Camino de la Muerte
El Camino de la Muerte
El Camino de la Muerte
El Camino de la Muerte
El Camino de la Muerte
El Camino de la Muerte
Dinner at Colibri Campsite, Yolosa
Yolosa
Loading the panniers into packs after a steel bolt sheared off inside the braze-on
The temporary fix to limp along to Coroico to attempt a more permanent fix
See the Gear part 1 post for more detail but we eventually had to modify the rack to mount onto the dropout hanger bolts
Coroico
Coca Plantations
Coripata
Api Morado and Bunuelos
Coripata
The hot steep climb to Colpar
Colpar
Naranja
Huancane
Chulumani, staying at the Country House Hostel
Chichaloma
Mango farmer near La Plazuela
La Plazuela
La Plazuela
Bridge over the Rio La Paz, the road seen leads eventually to Cochabamba but others have taken this route South-East to Colquiri, Oruro and the Salars heading away could be taken south to
Local dogs watched over our tentsite in a concrete football stadium in a village so small as to be unnamed on all maps
Following up the canyon of the Rio La Paz
The village of Paragueya was waking up from a festival the day prior
The off-track hamlet of Chiltuhaya where the villagers kindly let us camp by the church
Chiltuhaya
Lambate
Totoral
Iquiko in the distance
Totoral
Canuhuma
Tres Rios
Tres Rios
Climbing to the final high point of the circuit Abra Pacuani at 4530m
The long (mostly) descent to La Paz
Riding the Gondolas into La Paz
The infamous inner-city safe haven of the Casa de Ciclistas La Paz
Casa de Ciclistas La Paz
Planning the Next Stage!
