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Cycling in
Latin America
My name is Paweł Stefanoff, 43. After having finished a job and before starting a new one, I decided to go for a bicycle tour in Latin America. I am going from south to north along the Andes mountains, during approx. 7 months. Later, I will decide whether to continue and in which direction. I keep this blog mostly to keep my family and friends informed about my current position so they do not worry about my safety. But it's open for anyone interested. I usually check in once daily.


Reserva Nacional Pingüino de Humboldt
Today I went for an excursion to the natural reserve 'Reserva Nacional Pingüino de Humboldt' in Punta de Choros, where one can observe...

Pawel Stefanoff
Mar 2, 20161 min read


Arrived in La Serena
Distance 56 km (cum. 5,032 km); Ascent 126 m (cum. 34,749 m). Arrived in La Serena in a really nice hostel! Today cycling was easy on a...

Pawel Stefanoff
Mar 1, 20161 min read


A day of rest in Vicuña
Doing laundry and taking a break from using the sun screen. I had an amazing 'pastel de choclo' and a local 'pisco' for dinner :)

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 29, 20161 min read


I arrived to Vicuña
Distance 111 km (cum. 4,976 km); Ascent 57 m (cum. 34,623 m). I arrived to Vicuña, driven by the wish to take at least two days of rest...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 28, 20161 min read


Complete failure!
After a terrible night, it started ok, but at 10:00 a freezing wind started again! It was so strong that small stones were flying and...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 27, 20161 min read


The climbing did not go so bad
Distance 57 km (cum. 4,806 km); Ascent 1,893 m (cum. 34,209 m). The climbing did not go so bad, but the insanely strong wind gradually...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 26, 20161 min read


A day of rest in Las Flores
I wanted to continue, but when I woke up in the morning I was so tired that I decided to rest!

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 25, 20161 min read


After passing the terrible road
Distance 74 km (cum. 4,749 km); Ascent 492 m (cum. 32,316 m). After passing the terrible road I finally arrived to Iglesia but because I...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 24, 20161 min read


Encountered a big 30 m hole in the road
Distance 70 km (cum. 4,675 km); Ascent 1,024 m (cum. 31,824 m). Despite I started very early, I went very slowly in the morning. First, I...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 23, 20161 min read


I arrived in Calingasta
Distance 38 km (cum. 4,605 km); Ascent 121 m (cum. 30,800 m). I arrived in Calingasta before noon. I could continue in the direction of...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 22, 20161 min read


The mountains were impressive
Today i decided to rest from the sun. On the way here I saw intriguing colorful mountains close to the village and I received the...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 21, 20161 min read


Arrived to Barreal
Today it was downhill almost all the time. However, the first 35 km on 'ripio', and later on a good road but facing a strong wind, made...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 20, 20161 min read


Arrived to Uspallata
After a looooong descent, passing beautiful mountains in the valley of Rio Mendoza, very different from those seen in the south. From...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 19, 20161 min read


We passed to Argentina
It was the longest ascent to date, and after passing 31 steep curves we arrived to the altitude of 3,175 meters! My original plan was to...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 18, 20161 min read


Back on the road!
Jan helped me to avoid the huge town traffic by driving me away from the city, to pass a narrow tunnel impossible to drive by bicycle......

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 17, 20161 min read


Last day in Santiago!
Luckily, the last package arrived yesterday and I could go to a bicycle workshop and change the oil in my Rohloff speedhub (a device...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 16, 20161 min read


It's really worth to come here
Today I went to a day trip by bus to Valparaiso, an extremely popular tourist destination. It's really worth to come here, to visit the...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 15, 20161 min read


Back to the festival!
Today's concerts were much more diverse and involving! I think that it was not a good idea to skip yesterday, as it was probably the best...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 14, 20161 min read


Nice view from the window
Today i skipped the concerts and I rested all day, doing only small repairs of my camping gear... And I still had a quite nice view from...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 13, 20161 min read


First day of the festival
WOMAD! Festival of world music, presenting musicians from all around the world! I wanted to come to the original festival organized...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 12, 20161 min read
Went to the cinema
Today I went to the cinema for the first time since 6 months! It's nice to feel closer to the civilisation for some time :) In addition,...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 11, 20161 min read


I left the house of Margarita and Miguel
It was really great to live with them, as they were really open and helping with all small things! During the weekend they will prepare...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 10, 20161 min read


Did some shopping
I changed money and did some shopping in a quite impressive shopping centre - Costanera! The mall is located on the first four floors of...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 9, 20161 min read


It was really hot!
I went on a small hike in the city centre...

Pawel Stefanoff
Feb 8, 20161 min read
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