the worst part...
The worst part of your trip south is the first leg after you leave La Paz. The road had deep grooves/channels from truck tires. There were a few spots were that police were pointing radar at the road. Heading south thru a small town (where you are supposed to slow down to speed that few can manage) they police holding radar guns wagged their finger at me for riding too fast. Heading north I got pulled over and given a warning. Turns out I was only going 5 kph over the 80 kph limit.
Between Challapata and Potosi you will climb a mountain range or two. I experienced hail and/or snow each of the three time up and down that road. Fuel is easy to get in Oruro and Challapata. I bought some gas in Poopo from a small shop because I failed to top off in Oruro. After Challapata there are fewer fuel opportunities, as I recall.
I had back issues on my trip, which started on day two. At a Horizons Unlimited meeting I pulled a muscle in my back. The pain dogged me for months. A friend turned me onto a massage therapist in Sucre that was long, expert and cheap. You might ask around for a steam bath. Turns out they exist in Bolivia. I found a public steam bath in Tarija that was hot and inexpensive. There is one in Sucre as well, which I was planning to visit, but didn't make it.
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Peter B
2008/09 - NJ to Costa Rica and back to NJ
2012/13 - NJ to Northern Argentina, Jamaica, Cuba and back to NJ
2023 - Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia...back to Peru.
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