This was probably one of our favorite days of the entire trip.  We spent all of 24 hrs in La Paz, Bolivia, but we made sure to make the most of it.  Our first priority was to mountain bike the “death road.” It was steep, the scenery was amazing and it was plain to see why the road is so dangerous.  Fortunately no cars are allowed on it anymore, just bikes.  In these outfits we ruled the road and survived.

After spending a few nights out at the Colca Canyon near Arequipa, Peru we were headed back into town on our way to meet a friend in Cusco.  Catching at 6am bus out of the village, we weren’t surprised when the bus stopped along the way to pick up other people, animals and their baggage.  This little guy made it on the bus, but we saw a llama and a goat loaded into the baggage hold for a short ride up the hill. 

Hiking to the famous Torres del Paine was an uphill battle, literally.  The last section of the hike was extremely steep and it felt like for every one step up we slid two back.  Eventually we made it, and after only a few minutes the clouds parted and we had a magnificent view.  Before heading back down we witnessed a mini-avalanche on an ajoining slope, which needless to say helped encourage us back to the refugio in no time!

We took this picture hiking around the Juan Curi waterfall outside of San Gil, Colombia. After trying to touch the butterflies, I looked down and saw why they were congregating at that spot. Dung. Needless to say, I haven’t tried to catch or touch a butterfly since. Want to see more photos from Colombia? click here.