Latin America Archives - BIKEPACKING.com https://bikepacking.com/locations/latin-america/ Bikepacking Routes, Stories, Gear, and Inspiration Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:39:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 The Baja Divide https://bikepacking.com/routes/baja-divide/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/baja-divide/#comments Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:30:29 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=24034 Baja Divide, Dan StranahanThe Baja Divide route guide was originally written in 2016 and last updated in October 2024 with insight from Pat Boyle, Evan Christenson, and Logan Watts. Photos by Evan, Logan, […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/baja-divide/feed/ 269 Oh Boyaca! Colombia https://bikepacking.com/routes/oh-boyaca-colombia/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/oh-boyaca-colombia/#comments Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:00:40 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=25843 Boyaca Colombia Bikepacking RouteThis route was originally published in 2016 (outside the scope of the Andean Bear Corridor Routes with Conservation International) and has since gotten excellent feedback from dozens of riders. In […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/oh-boyaca-colombia/feed/ 131 La Vuelta de Citlaltepetl https://bikepacking.com/routes/la-vuelta-de-citlaltepetl/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/la-vuelta-de-citlaltepetl/#comments Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:21:06 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=160670 La Vuelta de Citlaltepetl, Orizaba bikepacking loopLet’s get the headlines out of the way first! La Vuelta de Citlaltépetl encircles the 5,636-metre, glacier-topped Pico de Orizaba – or Citlaltépetl, “the mountain of the stars”, as it’s […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/la-vuelta-de-citlaltepetl/feed/ 35 Tres Picos Chilangos Overnighter https://bikepacking.com/routes/chilangos-tres-picos-overnighter/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/chilangos-tres-picos-overnighter/#comments Fri, 26 May 2023 11:12:29 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=148592 CDMX Tres Pico Bikepacking Route OvernighterThe Tres Picos Chilangos Overnighter begins in the neighborhood of San Ángel, in the southwestern region of Mexico City. Initially, it follows the cycle path ‘Ferrocarril a Cuernavaca’, which used […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/chilangos-tres-picos-overnighter/feed/ 5 Fin del Mundo Overnighter https://bikepacking.com/routes/fin-del-mundo-overnighter/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/fin-del-mundo-overnighter/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:59:08 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=143233 FIn del Mundo OvernighterTierra del Fuego is located at the far end of South America, and Ushuaia is usually the finishing point for those riding along the Pan-American Highway (or the beginning for […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/fin-del-mundo-overnighter/feed/ 8 La Vuelta de Santiago Apoala https://bikepacking.com/routes/la-vuelta-de-santiago-apoala/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/la-vuelta-de-santiago-apoala/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2023 12:06:02 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=140908 Vuelta De Santiago de ApoalaWith thanks to Emma Bucke for her beautiful botanical illustration of Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides) used in this route badge. The Vuelta de Santiago Apoala is intended to serve a […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/la-vuelta-de-santiago-apoala/feed/ 24 Ruta El Dorado https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-el-dorado/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-el-dorado/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2022 12:49:48 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=137578 Ruta El Dorado, ColombiaContributed by Atenea Camacho and the Bikepacking for Conservation team Reminiscent of the famous legend, Ruta El Dorado is an homage to its Indigenous origins. Glacial lagoons found along this […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-el-dorado/feed/ 17 Vuelta A Los Pueblos Mancomunados, Oaxaca https://bikepacking.com/routes/vuelta-a-los-pueblos-mancomunados/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/vuelta-a-los-pueblos-mancomunados/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2022 12:07:03 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=126281 Vuelta A Los Pueblos Mancomunados, OaxacaUpdate, Jan 2024. Going forwards, the San Miguel del Valle community require both an access fee and a local guide to travel through their land; details for these can be […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/vuelta-a-los-pueblos-mancomunados/feed/ 25 Paramos Conexion https://bikepacking.com/routes/paramos-conexion/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/paramos-conexion/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2022 13:05:13 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=82827 Páramo Conexión bikepacking route, ColombiaThis route was initially contributed in 2020, outside the scope of the Andean Bear Corridor Routes with Conservation International, but has since been integrated into the network of routes. We’re […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/paramos-conexion/feed/ 19 Cuatro Venados Eco Overnighter, Oaxaca https://bikepacking.com/routes/cuatro-venados-eco-overnighter-oaxaca/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/cuatro-venados-eco-overnighter-oaxaca/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:05:17 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=121436 A note on security: Sadly, there have been increasing reports of robberies in Oaxaca de Juárez, both in the city centre at night and on a few of the local […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/cuatro-venados-eco-overnighter-oaxaca/feed/ 6 Meandros En Mitla, Mexico https://bikepacking.com/routes/meandros-en-mitla-mexico/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/meandros-en-mitla-mexico/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:51:14 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=118112 22.03.22 update: Unfortunately crime seems to be on the increase in Oaxaca de Juárez, both in the city centre at night and on a few of the local trails during […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/excursiones-en-etla/feed/ 28 Ojos de Cuicatlan (TCBR, Sur) https://bikepacking.com/routes/tcbr-sur/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/tcbr-sur/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:20:41 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=73580 Originally published in March, 2020; updated January 2022 This route can now be reached via La Vuelta de Santiago Apoala, as an alternative to catching a bus out there. Covering […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/tcbr-sur/feed/ 12 San Jose del Pacifico Grand Dirt Tour, Oaxaca https://bikepacking.com/routes/san-jose-del-pacifico/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/san-jose-del-pacifico/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2021 14:05:06 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=84130 The San José del Pacífico Grand Dirt Tour is a week-long loop that showcases Oaxaca and its geographical, botanical, and cultural diversity. Setting off from Templo de Santa Domingo de […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/san-jose-del-pacifico/feed/ 131 Pululahua Crater Loop, Ecuador https://bikepacking.com/routes/pululahua-crater-loop-ecuador/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/pululahua-crater-loop-ecuador/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2021 14:11:59 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=105265 This easy-to-access loop starts and ends in the small town of Calacali, located 16 kilometers south of Quito and only four kilometers from “Ciudad Mitad del Mundo,” a popular thematic […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/pululahua-crater-loop-ecuador/feed/ 15 Oaxaca Escondida (Oaxaca a Puerto Escondido) https://bikepacking.com/routes/oaxaca-puerto-escondido/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/oaxaca-puerto-escondido/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:30:00 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=6938 bikepacking oaxaca to puerto escondidoNote that this route was originally posted in 2015 and received a major update in June 2021. However, be aware that there is major construction in the area – a […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/oaxaca-puerto-escondido/feed/ 114 Travesia Por Atitlan, Guatemala https://bikepacking.com/routes/travesia-por-atitlan-guatemala/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/travesia-por-atitlan-guatemala/#comments Thu, 06 May 2021 12:46:27 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=97489 Travesia Por Atitlan, Guatemala BikepackingAt the time of writing, Guatemala is open to those who have a negative COVID-19 antigen or PCR test, within 72 hours of arrival – bar visitors from a few […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/travesia-por-atitlan-guatemala/feed/ 30 Meandros de Montebello, Chiapas https://bikepacking.com/routes/meandros-de-montebello-chiapas/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/meandros-de-montebello-chiapas/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:40:29 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=94991 It’s hard to imagine a better beginner’s trip – or family ride – than this gentle loop around Mexico’s Lagunas de Montebello National Park. Meandros de Montebello is so named […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/meandros-de-montebello-chiapas/feed/ 22 Hebras de Ixtepeji, Oaxaca https://bikepacking.com/routes/oaxaca-ixtepeji/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/oaxaca-ixtepeji/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:58:55 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=93521 Update Nov 2024: The zone above the Reserva Ecológica La Mesita, owned and run by the San Pablo community, remains closed to cyclists, as do the surrounding trails. As this […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/oaxaca-ixtepeji/feed/ 29 Micro Vuelta de la Sierra Norte, Mexico https://bikepacking.com/routes/micro-vuelta-sierra-norte/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/micro-vuelta-sierra-norte/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:50:46 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=86436 Security update: Unfortunately, crime seems to be on the increase in Oaxaca, both in the city centre at night, and on some of the local trails that are popular with […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/micro-vuelta-sierra-norte/feed/ 26 Ruta del Capitan Lemos https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-del-capitan-lemos/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-del-capitan-lemos/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:07:57 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=84503 Ruta del Capitan Lemos, bikepacking routeFor bikepackers looking to cross the Andes between the Argentine city of Mendoza and the Chilean megalopolis of Santiago (or vice versa) the Ruta del Capitan Lemos offers a unique […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-del-capitan-lemos/feed/ 26 Peru Great Divide https://bikepacking.com/routes/peru-great-divide/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/peru-great-divide/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2020 12:39:13 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=81278 El Silencio Peru BikepackingAs the name suggests, the Peru Great Divide straddles the mountainous boundary that forms the watershed between the Pacific, to the west, and the jungly sprawl of the Amazon and […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/peru-great-divide/feed/ 271 Ojos de Tehuacan (TCBR, Norte) https://bikepacking.com/routes/tcbr-norte/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/tcbr-norte/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:44:37 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=73468 Bikepacking Tehuacan Cuicatlan ReserveUpdated/re-scouted 2024: this route has been updated for 2024 to travel in a clockwise direction, which makes for a better overall riding experience. Another notable update to the route is […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/tcbr-norte/feed/ 30 Trans-Mexico Bikepacking Route (Sur) https://bikepacking.com/routes/trans-mexico-sur/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/trans-mexico-sur/#comments Thu, 21 Nov 2019 13:19:38 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=66497 Trans-Mexico Sur Bikepacking RouteThe Trans-Mexico route was born from the desire of a pair of southbound cyclists to experience the diversity of Mexico’s culture, cities, and landscapes following a dirt-based route that crosses […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/trans-mexico-sur/feed/ 32 Trans-Mexico Bikepacking Route (Norte) https://bikepacking.com/routes/trans-mexico-norte/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/trans-mexico-norte/#comments Wed, 20 Nov 2019 14:18:27 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=66417 Trans-Mexico Bikepacking Route, Dirt-touringThe Trans-Mexico route was born from two southbound cyclists’ desire to experience the diversity of Mexico’s culture, cities, and landscapes following a dirt-based route that crosses rural and backcountry regions […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/trans-mexico-norte/feed/ 187 Cerros de Mendoza, Argentina https://bikepacking.com/routes/cerros-de-mendoza-argentina/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/cerros-de-mendoza-argentina/#comments Mon, 21 Oct 2019 12:49:42 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=64493 bikepacking argentina puna mendozaCerros de Mendoza is a 211km and 5-day remote feeling desert route connecting Mendoza and Barreal on the edge of the wine capital of Latin America. It is a gateway […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/cerros-de-mendoza-argentina/feed/ 26 La Gira de Costa (Costa Rica) https://bikepacking.com/routes/gira-costa/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/gira-costa/#comments Mon, 05 Aug 2019 13:22:55 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=60375 La Gira Costa, Bikepacking Costa Rica LoopTucked in between Nicaragua and Panama, Costa Rica is a country famed for its richness in ecological biodiversity and political stability, but it’s also a land oozing with bikepacking potential. […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/gira-costa/feed/ 247 Mama Coca, Bolivian High Andes Traverse https://bikepacking.com/routes/mama-coca/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/mama-coca/#comments Fri, 03 May 2019 12:48:39 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=56140 From the small village of Konani to the lively town of Sorata, Mama Coca traverses 460 kilometers (290 miles) of what Bolivians call the puna. Trapped between the altiplano and […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/mama-coca/feed/ 29 Camino Del Puma: Peru and Bolivia https://bikepacking.com/routes/el-camino-de-la-puma/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/el-camino-de-la-puma/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2019 12:57:42 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=52214 Bikepacking Peru Bolivia Camino de la PumaTo follow this mountainous, high elevation route is to see the story of southwest Peru’s landscape unfold beneath your tyres. With the exception of the Tambo Canyon, much of the […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/el-camino-de-la-puma/feed/ 94 Ruta de Los Seis Miles, Sur https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-seis-miles-sur/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-seis-miles-sur/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2018 12:24:04 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=48383 Ruta de Los Seis Miles, SurFor Ruta de Los Seis Miles, Norte, see here. If there is one part of the world that long-distance cyclists talk about and are drawn back to, it is the […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-seis-miles-sur/feed/ 15 Ruta de Los Seis Miles, Norte https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-seis-miles-norte/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-seis-miles-norte/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2018 12:23:59 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=48352 Ruta de Los Seis Miles, NorteFor Ruta de los Seis Miles Sur, see here. BORDER CLOSURE: On October 26, 2022 we were notified that Paso Socompa DOES NOT have the personnel required to process border […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-seis-miles-norte/feed/ 40 Ruta Maya de los Cuchumatanes, Guatemala https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-maya-de-los-cuchumatanes/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-maya-de-los-cuchumatanes/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2018 12:45:40 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=46251 Ruta Maya de los Cuchumatanes, Bikepacking GuatemalaIn the north of western Guatemala’s highlands lies a landscape thrust high; a plateau of former seabed now residing at the chilly elevation of 3000 metres. A place where the […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-maya-de-los-cuchumatanes/feed/ 42 Patagonia Beer Trail, Argentina https://bikepacking.com/routes/patagonia-beer-trail-argentina/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/patagonia-beer-trail-argentina/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2018 12:33:59 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=45939 Patagonia Beer Trail ArgentinaIn the late 19th century, German immigrants planted the first hops in Argentina. Since then, the valleys around San Carlos de Bariloche, El Bolsón, and San Martin de Los Andes […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/patagonia-beer-trail-argentina/feed/ 57 Ruta de Las Vicunas, Northern Chile https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-de-las-vicunas-northern-chile/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-de-las-vicunas-northern-chile/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2018 11:01:23 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=45778 Surire Salt LakeThe Ruta de Las Vicuñas uses a series of unpaved roads to link three swathes of protected land – Lauca National Park, the Reserva Nacional Las Vicuñas, and Isluga National […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-de-las-vicunas-northern-chile/feed/ 60 Cones and Canyons: Peru Divide (P3A) https://bikepacking.com/routes/cones-canyons-peru-divide/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/cones-canyons-peru-divide/#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:43:04 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=40515 Peru bikepackingBeginning in Arequipa – a relaxed base to ease your way into Peru’s way of life – Cones and Canyons strikes north towards the pampa by way of a stout […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/cones-canyons-peru-divide/feed/ 49 Cotopaxi 360, Ecuador https://bikepacking.com/routes/cotopaxi-360/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/cotopaxi-360/#comments Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:30:03 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=37099 Cotopaxi 360 bikepacking routeImages by Cass Gilbert and Michael Dammer. Easily accessed by public transport from Quito, Cotopaxi 360 begins with an extended climb away from Pan American highway along forested dirt roads, […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/cotopaxi-360/feed/ 12 Fin Del Mundo: Bikepacking The End of The World https://bikepacking.com/routes/fin-del-mundo/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/fin-del-mundo/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2017 11:25:21 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=37631 Bikepacking Tierra Del Fuego, Fin Del MundoLocated at the far end of South America close to Cape horn, the island of Tierra del Fuego is the finishing point for many Pan-American bike tourists coming from the […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/fin-del-mundo/feed/ 62 Trans Ecuador Mountain Bike Route: Dirt Road Version https://bikepacking.com/routes/trans-ecuador-dirt-road/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/trans-ecuador-dirt-road/#comments Tue, 21 Mar 2017 13:55:53 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=26621 Update August 5th, 2023: A group of riders were attacked and robbed while camping at Laguna Chiquita, a small lake south of Otavalo, a few days ago. We strongly suggest […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/trans-ecuador-dirt-road/feed/ 232 Trans-Cuba: La Ruta Mala https://bikepacking.com/routes/trans-cuba/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/trans-cuba/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2017 13:05:13 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=30562 bikepacking Cuba, trans-cubaOn January 1st, Virginia, Joe and I set out to cycle across Cuba using mainly off-pavement tracks. Our journey began in the eastern coastal city of Santiago de Cuba and […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/trans-cuba/feed/ 98 Trans Ecuador Mountain Bike Route: Singletrack Version https://bikepacking.com/routes/trans-ecuador-singletrack/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/trans-ecuador-singletrack/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2016 12:30:57 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=26366 Please be sure to download the latest version of the route (2020_05) for important updates! Simply put, TEMBR – the Singletrack Version – is a hard, fun, technical, and extremely […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/trans-ecuador-singletrack/feed/ 72 Ruta de Las Tres Cordilleras, Bolivia and Peru https://bikepacking.com/routes/tres-cordilleras-boliva-peru/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/tres-cordilleras-boliva-peru/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2016 14:02:39 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=21479 Note that the original route features an unmanned border that promises beguilingly remote riding, but creates some logistical visa hurdles to overcome. An alternative section that avoids detours around this […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/tres-cordilleras-boliva-peru/feed/ 82 Los Tres Volcanes, Ecuador https://bikepacking.com/routes/los-tres-volcanes-ecuador/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/los-tres-volcanes-ecuador/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2016 05:19:25 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=24182 This is a route that can be ridden in its own right, as the backbone of a visit to Ecuador, or weaved into a longer Trans-Americas journey. The ride begins […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/los-tres-volcanes-ecuador/feed/ 47 La Gira de Sur Yungas, Bolivia https://bikepacking.com/routes/la-gira-de-sur-yungas/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/la-gira-de-sur-yungas/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:00:19 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=21559 If you’re planning a bikepack trip to Bolivia, chances are you’ll be making a beeline for the Altiplano. And for good reason: it’s a stark, beautiful barren land, and otherwordly […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/la-gira-de-sur-yungas/feed/ 53 Ausangate Traverse, Peru https://bikepacking.com/routes/ausangate-traverse/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/ausangate-traverse/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2016 14:33:22 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=14153 See Ruta de las Tres Cordilleras for a more recent version of this route. If there’s a name synonymous with Peru, it’s Machu Picchu, the mega-ruins lost in a swathe […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/ausangate-traverse/feed/ 11 Dirt Touring Araucanía: The Monkey Puzzle Trail, Chile https://bikepacking.com/routes/bike-touring-araucania-monkey-puzzle-trail-chile/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/bike-touring-araucania-monkey-puzzle-trail-chile/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:46:51 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=6644 Bike Touring Araucanía, ChileHigher still, the first snows of autumn dust the tops of Chile’s endless line chain of conical volcanoes – white pyramids on the horizon. This route travels quiet pumice tracks […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/dirt-road-touring-peru/feed/ 39 Bikepacking Ecuador: The Inca Trail https://bikepacking.com/routes/bikepacking-ecuador-the-inca-trail/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/bikepacking-ecuador-the-inca-trail/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:26:37 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=6318 bikepacking ecuador - the inca trail to Machu PicchuAnother of the best intact and continuous sections is in Ecuador from Achupallas to Ingapirca. The route passes through a serene and rugged canyon, and includes the romance of riding […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/bikepacking-ecuador-the-inca-trail/feed/ 7 Northern Cordillera Blanca Bikepacking Loop, Peru https://bikepacking.com/routes/northern-cordillera-blanca-bikepacking-loop/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/northern-cordillera-blanca-bikepacking-loop/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:39:34 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=5903 Bikepacking Cordillera Blanca, PeruThis route zigzags up to a pass surrounded by peaks and glaciers, then winds through traditional villages where time stands still, before crossing a second 4000m pass and plummeting down […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/cycling-peru-great-divide/feed/ 18 Bikepacking Paso Sico – Argentina to Chile https://bikepacking.com/routes/bikepacking-paso-sico-argentina-chile/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/bikepacking-paso-sico-argentina-chile/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:36:57 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=5870 Bikepacking Paso Sico - Argentina to Chile Bike TouringVast swathes of high altitude plateau, large volcanoes, colourful lakes and white salt flats provide a cycling treat, and if you’re lucky it won’t be blowing a gale. From San […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/uturuncu-bikepacking-volcano-bolivia/feed/ 3 Bikepacking Ometepe Island Figure 8, Nicaragua https://bikepacking.com/routes/bikepacking-ometepe-island-figure-8-nicaragua/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/bikepacking-ometepe-island-figure-8-nicaragua/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2014 04:23:07 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=5733 Bikepacking Ometepe Island, Nicaragua - Bike TouringThe island was formed by Volcan de Conception and Volcan Madera which are a part of the Cordillera Los Marrabios volcano range jutting straight out of the massive freshwater lake. […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/bikepacking-ometepe-island-figure-8-nicaragua/feed/ 17 Nicoya Peninsula Traverse, Costa Rica https://bikepacking.com/routes/bikepacking-nicoya-peninsula-dirt-roads-costa-rica/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/bikepacking-nicoya-peninsula-dirt-roads-costa-rica/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:22:41 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=5716 Bikepacking Route - Nicoya Peninsula, Costa RicaAlthough there are a few tourist hotspots on the Peninsula de Nicoya, the majority of it is fairly undeveloped. Nicoya’s rugged topography and unpaved dirt and gravel roads make it […]

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