We wrote quite a bit about the route and reasons for taking it
here. Encourage you to take a look.
| Ride | date | miles/km |
Elev ft/mt |
| Ipiales, Colombia to Tulcán, Ecuador | 2008-05-25 | 17/27 | 1679/518 |
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| Tulcán to Ambuquí, Ecuador | 2008-05-26 | 54/87 | 3015/931 |
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| Ambuquí to Otavalo, Ecuador | 2008-05-27 | 39/63 | 3943/1217 |
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| Otavalo to Cayambe | 2008-05-28 | 20/32 | 2070/639 |
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| Cayambe to Quito, Ecuador | 2008-05-29 | 51/82 | 4258/1314 |
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| Quito to Machachi | 2008-06-15 | 27/44 | 1827/564 |
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| Machachi to Pujilí, Ecuador | 2008-06-16 | 42/68 | 2326/718 |
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| Baños to Puyo | 2008-06-21 | 40/65 | 1443/445 |
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| Puyo to Pastaza River | 2008-06-22 | 43/69 | 1742/538 |
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| Pastaza River to Macas, Ecuador | 2008-06-23 | 38/61 | 2595/801 |
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| Macas to Sucua | 2008-06-24 | 15/24 | 488/151 |
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| Sucúa to Méndez | 2008-06-25 | 33/53 | 728/225 |
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| Méndez to KM 37 from Méndez | 2008-06-26 | 23/37 | 5754/1776 |
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| KM37 past Mendéz to Palmas, Ecuador | 2008-06-27 | 40/65 | 6200/1914 |
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| Palmas to Paute, Ecuador | 2008-06-28 | 25/40 | 2238/691 |
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| Paute to Cuenca, Ecuador | 2008-06-29 | 25/40 | 1492/460 |
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| Cuenca to Oña, Ecuador | 2008-07-03 | 61/98 | 5918/1827 |
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| Oña, Ecuador to Saraguro, Ecuador | 2008-07-04 | 23/37 | 3579/1105 |
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| Saraguro to Loja, Ecuador | 2008-07-05 | 38/61 | 2818/870 |
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| Loja to Vilcabamba | 2008-07-07 | 30/48 | 2578/796 |
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| Vilcabamba to High Camp in Podocampus National Park above Valladolid | 2008-07-10 | 29/47 | 6049/1867 |
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| High Camp to Palanda by bike then Zumba by bus | 2008-07-11 | 50/81 | 5500/1698 |
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| Zumba, Ecuador to Namballe, Peru | 2008-07-12 | 21/34 | 2490/769 |
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