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Traffic on Pan-Americana Highway after huge explosion, I wrote before, was restored and I decided not to go through the head hunters (head shrinkers) territory. They probably have never seen a folding bicyclist and may have a temptation to shrink my head as a souvenir. Instead I started long bus ride to Lima, Peru. However, before I will continue let me finish with Ecuador.

Travel to South America (part II)

Alex Mumzhiu
2006-03-22 14:07:41

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city, without hotel reservation in the middle of night, became a routine now. With Lonely planet book, compass and folding bike it is a piece of cake.

Trujillo is home of biggest in the world ancient mud brick town Chan Chan. It was two civilizations here before the Incas, Moche and Chimu. Chimu left this mud brick town, a huge area of crumbling mud walls. Moche left some soft porn sculptures which is in attachment.

These people were pretty damn in addition to using mud bricks (mazanki) which is not very good building material, they during 1400 year of their existence did not learn how to write and read and did not invent the wheel.

From Trujillo I took night bus to Huaraz, the center of Peruvian mountain climbing and skiing in Cordillera Blanca It was tough ride. All night I fought with gravity force in this damn semi reclining seat.

When bus arrived at Huaraz at 6am I felt the symptoms of full blown high altitude sickness. In addition to high altitude and sleepless night I did not eat for 4 days. When I have many days rides, I do not eat. First, I do not need much calories while I am just sitting all day long, second toilet along such rides are usually not very appealing.

On second day in Huaraz I was OK and decided to take a local micro bus to famous lake Lagunas Llangunuco and ride back down on bike. I took bus even higher to nearby pass. I do not take with me spare parts or tools because my bike is unbreakable. But when the bus is left I discovered that one of brackets which hold my bike together is gone. Mr Niche, why didn´t you made bolt holding that bracket un-unscrewable?

It was cold and windy on mountain pass at 4 km altitude and it was 40 km to the main road. Well, the necessity is the mother of all inventions. I figured it out that if I bent top of handle bar inside, not outside, than pressure which I apply will prevent handle bar steam from collapsing (see attachment). It worked, ...