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After over 30,000 kilometers, it's now "time to say goodbye". In the last few weeks, we discovered a few nice spots in Argentina. First, we visited a petrified forest off Ruta...

Actually we made it. We have reached the end of the world. Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, was once a prison city and then a naval base. Today, hordes of tourists...

Punta Arenas - the southernmost continental city in the world. It is located at 53 degrees, 10 minutes south latitude, directly on the Strait of Magellan and opposite Tierra del...

After visiting Argentina's supposedly most beautiful national park, we naturally had to visit Chile's supposedly most beautiful national park as well. Torres del Paine National...

Los Glaciares National Park, the most visited park in Argentina. The national park is divided into two areas. Fitz Roy, a mountain range, and the calving glacier Perito Moreno....

Unfortunately, the Argentinean part of Patagonia was also not a pleasure in terms of weather. The first few days were filled with constant rain. The only thing that helped...

The observant reader has of course long since noticed that our posts have "minimal" delays 😉. This post wants to counteract this. In San Predo de Atacama, we once again dealt...

The Laguna Route followed the Salar Adventure. Our tour guide promised: 450 kilometers of miserable road, including washboard tracks and off-road sections. What could be better...

Before we made the Salar unsafe, we visited the railway cemetery in Uyuni. There old steam locomotives rust away. This was not really informative, but it was a cool photo...

Next, Maggi headed to Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. The lake is truly spectacular and sometimes we felt like we were at the sea, as we couldn't see the...

When traveling to Peru, a visit to the Inca capital of Cusco is a must. Initially, we were not interested in the tourist hustle and bustle and opted for a budget-friendly...

We were warned about the Duck Canon and its 35 tunnels being treacherous. Many vehicles had permanent reminders of it. Well, our darling Maggi handled the 22 kilometer route....

After an adventurous journey, we finally reached the Ecuadorian-Peruvian border. There was something new for us there. The two countries were actually separated by a barrier and...

After Silke had fully recovered and Maggi had received an XXL maintenance and care, we headed to Ecuador's capital, Quito. First of all, it should be noted that Quito is...

After much back and forth, we decided to make a short visit to Colombia. Unfortunately, this border crossing was quite annoying. The Colombian customs officer was a bit...

Now there were two days of travel ahead. Unfortunately, or in retrospect - thank God - we did not reach our destination for the day and made an unplanned stop in Mindo - a...

Our first impression of Ecuador - GREEN. Truly fascinating. Everything is blooming and sprouting - and everywhere you can find banana or cocoa trees. The border crossing between...

This post is live, meaning we are actually at the location of the report 😊. There isn't much to report, though, as we are somehow stuck or as our new friends, "the Crew"...

Actually, we wanted to stay in Lima for one more day. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to do so as more overlanders have arrived and we had to leave our spot. After what felt...

We were warned: Lima is noisy, hectic, and covered in a thick layer of fog at this time of year. Well, if you ignore the dreary fog, Lima is actually quite nice depending on the...

After all the prehistoric hieroglyphs and mummies, we needed a bit of a change. Ballesta Island was just right for that. Our super guide described the island as Galapagos for...

On Peru's coast there was a first. It was somewhat calm and Kai could bring himself to play a round of speed badminton with Silke. Although our technique is not yet fully...

In the next few days, we set off towards Colca Canyon. Somehow, when you think of the term 'canyon', you automatically associate it with red earth and deep vertical ravines like...

In retrospect, we can really say that Arequipa is a really nice little city. Although the traffic, like in all of Peru, is hellish, the beautiful old town more than makes up for...

Finally, we left the desert behind and arrived in the industrial port of Tocopilla in the evening. As the term industrial port suggests, this town was not really beautiful, so...

The next day we separated from the others. They wanted to leave for Bolivia in the next few days. We, on the other hand, just wanted to quickly check our emails in San Predo and...

Maggi made it over the pass and we arrived exhausted in San Pedro. But there was no time to rest. On the dusty market square, we met Peter and his companions Roman and Truma. ...

From Salta we headed towards Chile. We chose an unknown route along Ruta 40. The road was partially miserable but the scenery was fantastic. Among other things, we...

Here is a report in brief. The next posts will be longer again - promised. On our way we came across the ruins of Quilmes. Until now we only knew the beer of the same name. We...

Next destination was Santiago de Chile. For that, we crossed the Andes for the first time. Everything went well, the border control to Chile was very...