Countries

Countries that we have visited. Not necessarily, but usually the one on top is where we are at the moment.

Venezuela

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The last new country on our travels in South America. And the most infamous one. Officially its a federal presidential republic but apparently in reality its an authoritarian system of government where president Nicolas Maduro Moras is in charge after “winning” the elections once again. For years it was the … Read more

Suriname

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A previous Dutch colony that was also known as Dutch Guyana for a while. It’s been independent since 1975. But there is still plenty of Dutch influence noticeable. They speak Dutch, so very convenient for us 😉 There’s lots of Dutch food available, so we bought things like hagelslag, kokosbrood, … Read more

French Guyana

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A small country in the North of South America that’s not really a country. It is a departement de France and therefore a member of the EU. In 2010 they voted against the opportunity to become independent: the inhabitants choose to stay a part of France. So obviously they speak … Read more

Brazil

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Brazil is the biggest country in South America. And it is actually the 5th largest country in the world, bigger than Australia. Here they don’t speak Spanish, but Portuguese, and for us it sounds very different than Spanish. However, the Spanish that Kilian used was usually good enough for Brazilians … Read more

Paraguay

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From Argentina we travelled to Paraguay. We had to cross the river Rio Paraguay. The country is thus named after the Paraguay River, whose name is explained in several ways: in most cases a combination of terms from the indigenous Guaraní language is proposed that connects “river” and “sea”, thus … Read more

Uruguay

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Uruguay is the third smallest country of South America, taking up only 1% of the total land mass (Brazil takes up 48% as the biggest country). It is also the richest and most expensive country. And honestly, so far, it was also the most boring country! People are polite but … Read more

Argentina

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Our first entry into Argentina was a bit earlier than planned: a ferry service on the Carretera Austral only sailed once a day which meant that we would have to wit 8 days. That was when we decided to skip that part (sorry Chile!) and to drive an alternative route … Read more

Chile

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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

Bolivia

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We arrived in Bolivia at the 26th of June 2023. We used the Kasani Border crossing, situated on the shores of Lago Titicaca. So far, this was by far our easiest and quickest border crossing during our travels in central- and south America. Our first stop was Copacabana. Yes, there … Read more

Peru

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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