I would think a bike like the little Suzuki DR200 would be better suited for a lady of shorter stature. Also you see many of them around SA so spare parts and repairs are easy to acquire so you wont need to carry that many spares.
The KLR650 is a big heavy handful of bike especially in overloaded South America travel trim.
Also the little DR200 will get much better fuel economy.
Running both a KLR 650 and a DR200. Use the KLR to carry the weight and leave the DR in light weight trim with soft wolf man saddlebags and a single 49 liter Ortleib rack pack bicyclists use.
Fit the KLR with the big Happy Trails aluminum panniers and large trunk, then a wolfman tankbag and aerostich tank panniers.
That set up would leave you plenty of room to lock things up when you need to, and you girlfriend much happier on the little DR.
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