In Ecuador, for those who think this country is just a passing place between Peru & Colombia, this is my suggestion:
The road from Macas (southern east) to Guamote (Close to Riobamba).
Amazing landscapes, climates, volcanoes and also different kind of roads: muddy, gravel, asphalt..etc.
Don't forget to get to the lakes....if lucky a strange phenomenon that happens only in this country!

RG

This wasn't bad. Tilcara to San Pedro De Atacama.

YouTube - Crossing the Andes again.

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Just rode this road today absolutely awesome

Multiple hairpins on new tarmac with stupendous views of the Bolivian mountains.

Windey ripio tracks through mountain passe with huge drop offs.

David managed this road very well with no oil in his rear shock but does feel a bit seasick...

This is half a suggestion for a good ride in South America, but I don't know where it is exactly.

That's why I'm posting it up, hoping someone might recognise it and can tell me exactly.
About 10 years ago I saw an advert in a small hotel in Quito, for two Swiss ex-pats who gave guided off-road tours up into the mountains above Quito. So I had a go.
Just me and one of the Swiss.

A brilliant day, that I could not have done without his local knowledge.
We followed a disused railway for a while, which went over this bridge.




I took the photo and the Swiss guide is crossing the bridge. I then rode over after him. I'm quite pleased with the photo because it looks (to me) a whole lot more scary than it actually was. It was a good wooden surface between the rails, the whole bridge being quite wide, so you couldn't look down!

The only disappointment was my cheap compact camera wasn't working very well, my guide wasn't sure he'd be successful in taking a photo of me as I went over, so I took the photo of him going over.








The tunnel was shortly after the bridge. The mud is higher up the mountain somewhere.

Parts of the disused railway were well used by pedestrians. In places it had collapsed into mud holes which made it interesting!

I didn't take a detailed map with me, nor kept any notes.
So, does anyone recognise where this is and can pinpoint it? Sufficient for me to find it on a map or on GoogleEarth? From memory I think it's NE of Quito, not very far, maybe about 6 or 8 miles out or so. (Or that might all be completely wrong - memory's not too good these days!)

Thanks. Good riding.

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Crossing this bridge seems to be an adventure itself. Hopefully someone can tell sooner or later where this amazing road / bridge is. I like to have a look at it (not crossing it)!

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There are several option to cross the boarder from ecuador to Peru...

I tool the Way Vilcabamba (E)-San ignacio (P)... No hassle very scenic nice little dirt road with no traffic... Fast and friendly customs. And then head to Maria (near Kuelap Ruins)... to Cajamarca.

About 800 km Of dirt, even a nice little ferry in Bela Vista...

One of my favorite roads so far (From Alaska to Bolivia...)

see the pics

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