Marcia – Page 4 – Gato Goes Global

September 2023

17/11/202513/10/2023 by Marcia

After leaving San Pedro de Atacama we drove to Antofagasta, a big city on the North coast of Chile where we went to several big supermarkets stocking up on things we had missed such as nut free chocolate spread (I’m allergic), couscous, red pesto, good chocolate and we even found … Read more

August 2023

17/11/202518/09/2023 by Marcia

At the beginning of August we left Sucre behind us on the way to Potosi. However we realised that this would also mean leaving Bolivia behind us pretty soon. Since we were having such a great time in Bolivia we decided to take a detour and see more of this … Read more

Chile

17/11/202516/09/2023 by Marcia

We drove in to Chile on August the 27th at Hito Cajon, leaving the laguna route in Bolivia behind us. So far this is our highest border crossing at 4634 masl. So few people cross the border here, that we practically had to wake somebody up. It was quick and … Read more

July 2023

17/11/202519/08/2023 by Marcia

The first week of July we stayed at a camp groud in La Paz enjoying spending time with other overlanders. After that, we drove the Death Road. From there we drove on to Trinidad which is a town near the jungle. On our way there we could already see quite … Read more

June 2023

17/11/202517/07/2023 by Marcia

At the beginning of June we left Cusco to drive to Machu Picchu (MP). We had taken a few days to do this. We had booked the tickets online through the government website which was a bit difficult, but the cheapest option. You can also take a train from Cusco … Read more

May 2023

17/11/202514/06/2023 by Marcia

We arrived in Lima, the capital of Peru on May 2nd. After much online searching and with some difficulty we had managed to find an apartment with a secure parking area. We visited the old colonial town and we managed to buy new headlights in the crazy shopping district Gamarra, … Read more

April 2023

17/11/202505/05/2023 by Marcia

Early April we arrived in Peru which wasn’t a great experience. Nevertheless we spend some time at the coast as we had a few things planned there. First was Los Organos. Here you can swim with turtles. I had a few doubts about doing this since I had also read … Read more

March 2023

17/11/202514/04/2023 by Marcia

At the beginning of March we drove to the national park Cotopaxi. The Cotopaxi is an active volcano with a height of 5.897m. You can drive in to park and, if you have a 4 wheel drive, all the way up to the “jeep terminal” which is a flat area … Read more

Peru

17/11/202510/04/2023 by Marcia

On the 31st of March we crossed the border in to Peru. We used a small inland border and everything was relaxed and easy. Although Kilian had to walk back from the Peruvian side to the Ecuadorian immigration office because the officer had forgotten to put an exit stamp in … Read more

Corruption

17/11/202501/04/2023 by Marcia

Corruption is (hopefully) not the first thing you think about when you think about Latin America, but everybody knows it is happening here. Before we arrived here, we were a bit worried about it expecting to encounter it all the time. But all the way from Mexico to Colombia we … Read more