Ephemerica

We figured it was about time to post some photos, so here they are. Enjoy!

Posted by Matthew on February 19th, 2008 | Filed under: Argentina, Chile | 3 Comments »

After a week of riding long days down freeway 5, we were excited to turn eastward towards the Chilean lakes district. Our first stop was in the town of Villarica, where we stayed at the Torre Suiza (Swiss Tower) hostel. The Torre is run by a Swiss couple who, after traveling for 2 years by […]

Posted by cindy on February 19th, 2008 | Filed under: Argentina, Chile | No Comments »

One thing that you can’t help but notice about Latin America is the overabundance of plastic shopping bags. Not only at the supermarket—where the checkers refuse to put more than three items in a single bag—but covering the entire landscape as well. Even this writer from the NY Times describing Los Glaciares National Park in […]

Posted by Matthew on February 5th, 2008 | Filed under: General | 2 Comments »

 
The rest of our time in Mendoza didn’t go exactly as planned…I had to do some maintenance on the bikes, and that took longer than anticipated. We found a decent bike shop in Mendoza to true our wheels, and buy some replacement chains (actual Shimano parts or equivalent are hard to find down here). And […]

Posted by Matthew on February 3rd, 2008 | Filed under: Argentina, Chile | No Comments »