Yungay, Peru to Lima, Peru Aug 29, 2014 – Sep 3, 2014 Marcos on the rocks After a wonderful but dusty and challenging first week in the Peruvian mountains, we were ready for a change of decor. The Cordillera Blanca,…
From dust to snow
Bouncing into Ecuador
Salento, Colombia to Quito, Ecuador July 30, 2014 – Aug 6, 2014 Tatacoa desert With the route our friend Joaquin helped us plot loaded into our trusted GPS, we finally left Salento for our next stop over, the Tatacoa desert.…
A reborn city
Medellin, Colombia to Salento, Colombia July 14, July 29 2014 Paisa Paradise Our good friend “Marcos el Narco” in tow, we glided down the mountains and into Medellin unsure of what to expect. Our experiences with Colombia that far had…
Captivating Colombia
Cartagena, Colombia to Medellin, Colombia June 20 to July 14, 2014 A colourful cast of characters We did not bump into many other riders throughout Central America, except for the friendly couple from Motopasaran and some rude chap on a…
The Panama Express
Lake Arenal, Costa Rica to Cartagena, Colombia June 12 to June 21, 2014 Mind the Gap Most people never hear about the Darien gap until they try to drive from Panama to Colombia, which granted not many people do. They…
Deeper in Central America
Antigua, Guatemala to Somoto, Nicaragua May 21 – May 26, 2014 Salvatruchas for a week It was with a bit of sadness that we left Antigua and our host family. To cheer us up Zebra’s friend from University, Rodrigo, was…
Melting from Nicaragua to Costa Rica
Somoto Canyon, Nicaragua to Lake Arenal, Costa Rica June 1 – June 11, 2014 Kings of Leon After a very pleasant introduction to Nicaragua, our GPS once again led us unknowingly to the dirty route down to Leon via El…
Guatever!
Tenosique, Mexico to Antigua, Guatemala April 30, 2014 – May 20, 2014 Thundershowers in Tikal Our first destination in Guatemala was the famed site of the Tikal ruins, where some of the highest mayan temples can be found poking their…
Through Honduras in a day
Perquin, El Salvador to Somoto, Nicaragua May 26, 2014 Honduras has been cancelled Honduras North coast is well worth a detour. Way back in 2009 I had a chance to visit that region thanks to my good friend Santiago who…
On the Zapatista trail
Oaxaca, Mexico to Tenosique, Mexico April 18 – April 30, 2014 Escaping the asphalt We left you guys as we were exploring the region east of Oaxaca with Centurion and Spirit, our two endurance champion horses. Our plan for the…