Long distance biking is common in South America. There are a number of reasons for this.
Long Distance Biking
- Biking the length of South America takes people from the shores of the Caribbean, to seas overlooking the Antarctic.
- The biking trails from Tierra del Fuego to Colombia are beautiful and picturesque.
- All the countries you pass through speak the same language – Spanish.
- The Ruta 40 in Argentina and the Carretera Austral in Chile run either side of the Andes
- Even more challenging is an extension by venturing on to Alaska, then you can bike the whole Americas. From the top to the bottom of the world.
Our travels as the Living Wild in South America team has crossed paths many times with bikers.
We regularly stop for a chat, finding out where they’ve come from or going to.
This is Rich and Emma from the UK.
They left their jobs behind and took off to bike from one end of South America to the other.
Share a coffee and biscuit at the side of the road, as we did with Dario from Germany.
Admire some amazing bike gear and be completely surprised when we met up with this couple from Brazil.
T
hey took their dog along and when the mut was tired, into a tiny 3-wheel carriage it went for a rest.
That was not just long distance biking, more like long distance dog walking.
