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Bolivia in April / May

Hola fellow riders

I am currently in Santiago with a friend about to start a LONG tour of South America on my XT 600. My friend is staying until end of March, and I am trying to make the money last until June.

My question is: Anybody out there want to try to plan a meeting in Peru / Bolivia, etc to take a trip to Eastern Bolivia. I know its probably a little early to write, but I really wanna go to remote Bolivia, and I dont know if I am goind to have a companion ( which is pretty much absolutley necessary seeing as how the roads are bad and remote) Im gonna try to spend about a month between april / may ( whenever wet season ends) to putz around here... Any takers?? I havent yet been there ( and on that note any advice, contacts, etc will help) but from what i have read its great. If you can make it to parque nacional noel kompff, you feel like your on another planet...

Ok, so anybody who wants to converse on this let me know. I am like 80% fluent in spanish, so I got that going for me, which is nice....

Let me know

Bob
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I'll be travelling Bolivia from north-west to south-west, by the end of april. Does it fit whit you?
From the Titicaca to Uyuni, that's the journey! Reply if itfits:
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Hi Bob... I am also in Santiago at the moment. I'm on my way to the north of Chile (San Pedro de Atacama, Valle de la luna). But before entering Bolivia I will head for the northwest of Argentinia to see the region around Salta which is supposed to be very beautiful. I also want to wait until the Salar de Uyuni is dry because I want to cross it by motorbike. I also plan to camp in the middle of the salar! Due to the dry season starts only during april I'll wait till end of april/beginning of may. The best season to see Bolivia is from may to october. Thats why I take my time before entering Bolivia. I plan to visit Bolivia for at least 4 to 6 weeks before proceeding to Peru... And by the way, I heard from other bikers that the road to the Salar is much better when you come from the argentinian side...

I am stucked in Santiago the coming week because my BMW 650 Dakar needs the 60'000km-Service and some welding jobs to be done (the Ruta 40 and the Carretera Austral asked its tribut...!).
That means that I will proceed next weekend towards Valparaiso before continueing to the north. I guess this will be too slow for you, right? Anyway, if it fits anyhow in your plans you can write me. My email is thierry9@gmx.ch and my website Thierry on Road - Home
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hi bob and ducatisti i am id Valpariso near santiago and would soon be traveling up north to Bolivia but first i will have to cross to Mendoza for a few days and then back if it may fit in one of your both plans let me know
my mail is Karlokubik@hotmail.com
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Hi Karl... As I wrote earlier I will stay until end of this week in Santiago (hopefully my bike will be ready by then!) and then heading to Valpariso. There I will stay 2 or 3 days I think. Depends how much there is to see and do. After that I'll ride up north direction San Pedro de Atacama. I will surely stay a while up there ot enjoy the desert and la valle de la luna. I heard it's nice and worth staying a bit longer. When do you think will you be in San Pedro?
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Hey Karl, once again...
I got your email, but I cannot answer it. Something appeard to be wrong with your email. I always get a failer notice. What's wrong with your email-adress? Strange that I got your mail but can't answer... I hope you are reading this note here in the HUBB.
This is what I wrote in the mail:

Hi Karl

As I wrote earlier I will stay until end of this week in Santiago (hopefully my bike will be ready by then!) and then heading to Valparaiso. There I will stay 2 or 3 days I think. Depends how much there is to see and do. After that I'll ride up north direction San Pedro de Atacama. I will surely stay a while up there to enjoy the desert and "la valle de la luna". I heard it's very nice and worth staying a bit longer.I also think to camp for a night in the valle de la luna and see the sunrise there. Do you also camp sometimes? Do you have equipment with you? When do you think will you be in San Pedro? How much time to you want to spend in Mendoza? When you ride to Mendoza you should stop to see the mountain Aconcagua, its approx. 5 minutes after the bordercrossing. And there is also "el puente del Inca", which is worth to stop and take some pictues. You will see the sign on the road.
After few kilometers after the border you will arrive to a village called "Uspallata". There at the maincrossing all the traffic takes a right turn and always stays on the big, nice and paved road. But when you take a turn to the left, you will get on a dirtroad and be alone. This road is AWESOME. Perfect for bikers and travellers like we are. You will climb down on this road from 3000 meters to 300 meters in sharp serpent curves. I saw many Guanakos (kind of Lama), even on the road. You will have an incredible view. Its worth to do it, the road is easy to drive. But its narrow and very curvy, so almost no traffic and no busses! The road leads also to Mendoza, but from the north side instead of south. I enjoyed it very much. On the way you will also see the mountain Aconcagua from the back side and you will encounter old cole mines. Nice to take some pictures. The sign says its privte, but you can enter easely with the bike and you will see the old houses of the workers. Of course you cannot enter the mine, but its interssting anyway... Enjoy!

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good you got my mail i dont know what is wrong with it hotmail is crapp somtimes
i got you mail abaut Mendosa to late so i am alreddy here today, maby i can go that way back if i can find it but the drive up in the mauntaun was werry good.
i think i will stay here baby tree or four days and then go back ti Chile and then begin the way north, i have no plan of how long it will take to get to bolivia i am in no hurry.
yes i do have all the camping gear and do it alot.
maby if we can meet a place when you begin to drive north from valpariso and i drive from Mendoza?
abaut Valpariso it is a nice town to see a cupel of days but i think it is werry dificult to find way in the city begus the streets are werry narrow and steep and if you stay in town it may take some time to find a good spot to park the bike, i got my bike inside a hause by a friendly chilenien.
but there is a lot of art and old buildings to look at, but some parts of the city is dirty and feels unsafe but i din·t saw anything .
if you got facebook you can find me under karl johan kidde larsen it may be eyseer to write there but i chek this annyway

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