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Monday, March 9, 2015

Tierras Mashcas (Seccion 3)


TERCERA SECCION

Ruta: De Latacunga por el camino viejo a Pujili. Uniendo caminos y senderitos a Yanahurco y desde ahi por "chaquiñanes" parameros hasta Angamarca. De Angamarca travesiamos a Pimbalo y nos salimos a Rio Colorado. Entre el Chimborazo y el Carihuairazo hasta San Juan y desde ahi por caminos secundarios a Guamote.
    • Distancia (3era Seccion): 252 Km
    • Distancia total Trans Ecuador: 1.300Km
    • Dias (3era Seccion): 5 dias 
    • Total de dias: 25
    • Desnivel positivo (3era Seccion): 7.570 m
    • Desnivel positivo Trans Ecuador: 34.000 metros
    • Altura maxima / Max. Elevation (3era Seccion)4.440 m
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    THIRD SECTION

    General Directions:  From Latacunga via the old road to Pujili. Up an up on dirt and singletrack to Yanahurco and then a mixed section of intense hike a bike and singletrack bonanza to Angamarca. From Angamarca a beautiful "ecuadorian" traverse to Pimbalo and then out to Rio Colorado. In between Chimborazo and Carihuairazo to San Juan and from there on dirt roads to Guamote.
      • Distance (3rd Section): 252 Km
      • Trans_Ecuador Total Distance: 1.300 Km
      • Days (3rd Section):  5 days 
      • Total days: 25
      • Elevation Gain (3rd Section): 7.570 m
      • Trans-Ecuador total elevation gain: 34.000 m
      • Highest Elevation (3rd Section)4.440 m
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      -- Leche de cabra en Pujili / Goat milk, Pujili Market 

      (foto:Thomas Dammer)

      (foto:Thomas Dammer)

      -- Caminos andinos y senderos para salir de Pujili a Yanahurco y cruzar los Andes una vez mas./
      -- Dirt and singletrack to Yanahurco to cross the Andes once more


      (foto:Thomas Dammer)

      -- Queseria Comunitaria Yanahurco. Que lindo proyecto, que buen queso y muy buen tambo! /
      -- Community owned cheese factory. Beautiful project, good cheese and a well deserved roof to avoid the rain!







      -- Trepando al paramo desde Yanahurco / Climbing up to the "paramos" from Yanahurco

      (foto:Thomas Dammer)


      Cass "El Mayor" Gilbert cazando fotografias mañaneras / Cass hunting for morning photos



      -- De choza a choza




      --La Arista de Pigua/  The Pigua ridge (4430 m)



      -- Detalle del interior de una choza andina. / Details inside a local farmer hut

      (foto:Thomas Dammer)

      -- Amananecer en Angamarca (2100m) / Sunrise at Angamarca









      -- Saliendo de Pimbalo al Chimborazo / Coming out from Pimbalo to Chimborazo




      -- BRUNCH!


      -- Entre el Chimborazo y el Carihuairazo a San Juan / In between Chimborazo and Carihuairazo towards San Juan

      (foto:Thomas Dammer)





      --De refugio a refugio en otros lugares, en Ecuador, de Choza a Choza!/
      --  Hut to hut everywhere else, Choza a Choza in the Andes...


      -- Canal de agua de San Juan a Guamote / 
      -- We took the water canal to come out of San Juan on our way to Guamote

      (foto:Thomas Dammer)


      -- Arreglando bicis en la sucursal CIKLA de Guamote / Fixing bikes at Guamote bike shop

      (foto:Thomas Dammer)

      5 comments:

      1. Que bien amigos, excelente aventura. ¡Sigan adelante!

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      2. Que bien amigos, excelente aventura. ¡Sigan adelante!

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      3. Wow, I've really been enjoying these rides but this one is the best so far. Did you actually ride the water canal?

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      4. We rode in and along the canal on a desperate push to get out of town on singletrack. I dont think the bikes and Cass where very happy underwater. Cheers compañero and thanks for chekin in

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