The road from Ciudad Guayana towards Brazil is OK and is a very beautiful area, fit for tourism. You see plenty of tours too, not so in the rest of the country apart from Merida . It was only from here north and west that the police hassled us a lot and we were stopped aprx every 30 km with the record of 3x in 500 m. Direction the brazilian border not so much, and at least they were correct and touristfriendy. Ciudad Guayana itself that time had fuelshortage and the situation at the fuelstation was kind of grim. Also shops were suffering from shortage of many things like milk, sugar etc.
We did not drive the road from Porto Velho to Manaus as we were in the rainy season but apparently it is driveable when dry.

Hi Marker,

thanks for your reply!

I took note of your experience, I think I'll find even a worst situation than yours because of current political fight between Maduro and Capriles, anyway, I'll go straight to Brazil, since Venezuela is not a target of my trip

thanks again,

regards,

Fabio

Fabio,

I'm in Cusco now. You'll have no problems regarding roads blocked by snow in Bol or Peru. It is cold at night, but it is dry season now. I've seen no snow on roads yet.

You'll be fine riding in the day with good (windproof essential) clothing. When the sun comes out it is warm, but the air is still cold so the wind when riding is cold. I was on the altiplano at 4500m a couple of weeks back and it was pretty fresh in the morning, but fine if you are well clothed.

At night, amigo, it's freezing up there at 4500m. Literally, the water in my bottle inside the tent froze, so did the condensation from my breath on my sleeping back. If you want to camp, come well prepared with a good sleeping bag. Evenings in Cusco (3400m) are chilly but no big deal with a warm jacket. Uyuni, Titicaca and the Bolivian altiplano at 3800m are probably a bit frisky at night.

So no problems. It's beautiful, dry and fresh up here , and the riding is awesome.

The only thing that may need a bit of further research is if you intend to cross the Andes between Chile - Arg on the way up. The high passes may well be blocked by snow. If you can cross, do it - the riding through the mountains is stunning, whereas I found the coast of Chile a bit dull. The route from Salta to Uyuni via Tupiza is a great ride, and an alternative to coming up from San Pedro De Atacama.

Happy travels!!

Paul

Hi Paul,

many thanks foryour hints!!

as regards Argentina, I'm not supposed to go there, anyway thanks for suggestion, I'll follow it in case of plan change

thanks again,

best regards,

Fabio