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After mid-march to June, from Southern Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Northern Chile, you down have to worry much about rain, specially going East, crossing the Andes. From June to early July the winter snows start falling, specially up in higher elevations, the passes. The more south you go, the early the winter season starts.
Bolivia is reporting a draught for this year. Rain fall is very low compared to other years.
I'm in USA, but if anyone requires a helping hand in Bolivia, specially in Cochabamba, please PM.
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4 Feb 2009
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From June to early July the winter snows start falling, specially up in higher elevations, the passes.
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Is it impossible to get cross the Andes in the winter?
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5 Feb 2009
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Is it impossible to get cross the Andes in the winter?
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I'm going to be trying to cross the Andes during this time frame as well. Please share any information you get with me. Thanks
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10 Feb 2009
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I'm going to be trying to cross the Andes during this time frame as well. Please share any information you get with me. Thanks
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I’m not planning to cross the Andes in the winter on my trip. If I leave earlier than October I would just travel slower and see more on the way south. I guess if there was too much snow or ice on the passes the one could always load the bike on a truck. I'm still investigating so I'll let you know what I find.
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Jeff, thank you for that very useful data chart. Exactly what I was looking for in terms of long-range planning. I'm also planning an extended trip through LatAm and beyond.
So, regarding Latin America, to me it seems like the four factors dictating favorable riding weather are
1) Avoid the rainy season in Central Am, May-Oct
2) Avoid riding the Andes' passes in winter, Jun-Jul
3) Avoid the Amazon's rainy season, Feb-May
4) Try to do Ushuaia from Nov-Jan
So, how does this sound:
Depart the US around September, get to Colombia by Jan, head down to Bolivia by April, cross into Brazil, get to Buenos Aires by Aug, slowly work down to TDF by Nov/Dec and end back in BA to ship out by Jan (onwards to Europe and Africa).
Things I'd like to time appropriately: seeing the salt falts not under water, not riding Amazon in rainy season, spending good time in Andes high altitude, favorable TDF trip.
I've adopted the mentality that 'the slower you go, the cheaper it gets'
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Jeff, thanx to you, I spent a productive day at work pouring over climate data 
and wanted to share with everyone:
Taking Jeff's idea, I made a Latin America Climate Overview Google Docs Spreadsheet with a few more cities and in a route that I'm contemplating. Enjoy:
>>http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pxDmUzzidN7yywBl85zQ4CA
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So, how does this sound:
Depart the US around September, get to Colombia by Jan, head down to Bolivia by April, cross into Brazil, get to Buenos Aires by Aug, slowly work down to TDF by Nov/Dec and end back in BA to ship out by Jan
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Looks like a very nice plan! Nice addition to the chart too. I agree, slowing down is a much better way to travel  and the funds do seem to last longer!
-Jeff
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