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26 Jun 2006
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Southamerica - Transamazonica
I will enter the Transamazonica BR 230 beetween middle and end of August from the Brasilian side! I know it is a risk, but if there is someone around who want´s to come he is welcome! I have no actual information about the road in the moment and how much it rained in the last rainingseason, but the worst would be that i have to go back the same way again and try it later from the other side again (Anden, Peru or Bolivia)!
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29 Jun 2006
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Appie,
I rode from Paraguay north to Porto Vehlo in 2004. I do not remember the road numbers but I got on a boat there and went to Manaus and then rode to Venezuelia. What is your route?
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I want to ride from Teresina to Porto Velho via the Transamazonica BR230, may be also up to Santarem! From Porto Velho i think i leave Brasil into Bolivia! But i will see what happens if i get there!
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Hi Appie,
Simon & Lisa did that road. Photos & stories on www.2ridetheworld.com, lots of fun if you like mud but dont fall off the broken bridges !
Paved all the way from Porto Velho to the border with Bolivia & Peru.
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I know that story, i feel sorry for him, he had a lot of troubles there!
That is the other road from Humaita to Manaus (south - north)!
About in the same conditions as the other one (east - west) i think, just about 2000km shorter!
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Appie, On the river boat I tookfrom Porto Vehlo to Manaus I met two British guys who came to Porto Vehlo from Bolivia. They said the road was bad, they traveled by bus. I think high water in the rivers was what made the trip slow for them but really no problem in the end.
Everyone told me that you could not go north of Porto Vehlo by road so I did not try mostly because I was alone and my bike was an old BMW so very heavy.
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I will enter the Transamazonica BR230 from Maraba to Santarem next week, than i will try to go on to Humaita, Puerto Velho from there (depens on the rain) if it is not possible i go straight south from Santarem to the Pantanal. I am still alone, if somebody want´s to come you are welcome!
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Amazonas soon
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Originally Posted by Albert Hoermann
I will enter the Transamazonica BR230 from Maraba to Santarem next week, than i will try to go on to Humaita, Puerto Velho from there (depens on the rain) if it is not possible i go straight south from Santarem to the Pantanal. I am still alone, if somebody want´s to come you are welcome!
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Hi Albert,
I will ride from south of Brazil within a couple of weeks and go north via Puerto Velho, Humaita and Manaus (by boat if necessary). I want to be in Venezuela beginning of October to continue to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru end of October.
Please let me know the status of the roads in Amazonas and maybe we could join up somewhere.
Best of luck
Ronnie
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