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PA14: Chachapoyas

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Everyone in Jaén had recommended that I take the slight diversion through Chachapoyas. I’d heard talk of ‘The Machu Picchu of the north’, mummies, and an incredible countryside for bike riding. Well, now I had gotten myself to Chachapoyas. First of all I decided to take a long hard look at my nutrition. The small […]

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PA13: Into northern Peru

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After two days of riding twisty dirt roads up and down hills, I was more than ready to enjoy the final descent down to the border crossing at La Balsa. I kept on the brakes to moderate my speed on the steep bits and carefully picked my line between potholes and corrugations in the road,

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