Chachagüí
7 december 2022, Colombia ⋅ 🌧 17 °CRain and fog in the morning. Climbing towards Pasto. Back to 2000m. Highway follows a steep contour. Deep canyons below.
Rain and fog in the morning. Climbing towards Pasto. Back to 2000m. Highway follows a steep contour. Deep canyons below.
Tough climb to 3000m where a large city named Pasto is located.
Entering Putumayo region. Pine trees around 2500m. A large lake after first summit: La Cocha. Long descent into Sibundoy Valley.
Full day on the infamous Trampolin de la Muerte with moderate traffic. Rain, fog and sunshine, lots of waterfalls. Pristine landscape.
Out of the Trampolin, down to the Amazon basin in fog and rain.
Hot and humid day on the Amazon basin. Perfect concrete road with oil drills and pipeline on the side.
Smooth border crossing. Ecuador side is quiet and roads are in good shape. It's hot though, very hot.
Cloudy skies in the morning, rain in the afternoon. Continuing on E45 in Sucumbíos. Rio Aguarico nearby. The road ahead is apparently closed to cars but supposed to be passable by bicycle.
Short day but felt hard. Failed to see the petroglyphs. Climbing up. Smooth road and not much traffic. Good views of the forest with waterfalls in the distance. Dense fog and some rain. Festival inMeer informatie
Nice view into Rio Coca valley.