After the amazing feedback from my last post, I figured I’d keep this going!
We’re currently in Chile, riding along the “Ruta de las Vicuñas,” and it’s easily one of the highlights of our trip so far. Honestly, this might be the best part yet. The route takes you through three stunning national parks, featuring volcanoes, abundant wildlife, and the real gem—hot springs. It’s been such a rewarding experience.
For anyone planning a cycling trip in South America, I can’t recommend this enough. The cycling is fairly easy with minimal climbing since you’re riding across the Altiplano, and most of the gravel roads are pretty awesome.
As I mentioned before, I’ve been so happy with how my photos turned out that I started daily vlogging. I’d love for you to check it out—I’ve poured a lot of passion into it, and I hope it brings a little joy to your day.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAUa3CRCX0O/?igsh=bmVhcWVzd2FlaXV2
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGd1Lw4r6/
Or just: @lennart.saalmann on both
Would love to see you there, and also would love some tips for the vlogging.
by DerWaldmeister
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I recognise what seems like the Volcano Parinacota in your photos. I drove there back in 2022, and it was brutal just to trek. I can’t imagine riding in it. I remember helping a couple of Venezuelan migrants who’d ran out of food just outside the mirador Parinacota, before the Carabineros came to pick them up. Locals were saying that people had been found, frozen to death, in the desert (it was winter at the time). Sorry to put a bit of a downer on your amazing post, but that memory is sort of carved in my mind, and whenever I think of that place I’m reminded of those two guys, hope they made it big in Iquique where they wanted to go.