At the toe of Aconcagua
At the highest mountain in the Andes (Argentina) — and the highest outside Asia.
Tag: Andes
Patagonia
Two months on the southern tip of South America
Hike around Cerro Castillo
The most famous mountain on the Carretera Austral in the remote south of Chile looks like a fairy-tale castle; on a hike there are mountain lakes and viewpoints to discover
Perito Moreno National Park and trek to Cerro San Lorenzo
Lonely wilderness, Patagonia as you imagine it: The scarcely visited national park in Argentina offers impressive views and solitude and the third highest mountain in Patagonia towers above the steppe as a wall of ice and rock
Torres del Paine Cirquit
The Cirquit, a complete circumnavigation of Torres del Paine including the “W”, is the most famous trek in Patagonia (Chile)
Perito Moreno Glacier
A walk on perhaps the most fascinating glacier in the world in Los Glaciales National Park (Patagonia, Argentina)
Puyehue
Tracing the latest volcanic eruption in Chile
Puerto Varas in the Lake District of Chile
The lake district with its green fields, dense rainforests, countless lakes of all sizes and towering volcanoes and mountain peaks (cf. The Formation of Mountains) is, so to speak, the southern end of civilisation in South America: a little further on, the sparsely populated wilderness of Patagonia begins. I fly to Puerto Montt and drive … Continue reading “Puerto Varas in the Lake District of Chile”
Valle de Cocora
The supposedly tallest palm trees in the world and many hummingbirds can be seen in the Valle de Cocora in the Zona Cafetera in Colombia
Bogotá
In the capital of Colombia and excursion to Laguna Guatavita
Travelogue Andes 2010
10 weeks of hiking and mountaineering in the Andes
From Uyuni to San Pedro and ascent of Licancabur
Jeep tour (with an annoying group) through spectacular scenery: from Salar de Uyuni (Bolivia) via Laguna Colorada and Laguna Verde to San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) with ascent of the Licancabur volcano.
Ascent of the Illimani
Mountaineering in Bolivia: Climbing Illimani (6438 m) in the Cordillera Real
Sajama and Lauca
Three high volcanoes and a few lakes in the national parks on the border between Bolivia and Chile
La Paz
Big city with thin air and a grandiose location in a mountain basin
Huayna Potosi
Climbing Huayna Potosi (6088 m) in the Cordillera Real in Bolivia: a relatively easy 6000 m peak with the best view
Arequipa and Isla del Sol
A beautiful city in southern Peru and an island in Lake Titicaca in Bolivia
Nevado Pisco
Climbing Nevado Pisco (5752 m), a spectacular panoramic mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in northern Peru
Alpamayo Trek
Trekking in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru: In 10 days around Alpamayo and its beautiful neighbours
Trek around the Cordillera Huayhuash
Coloured mountain lakes, glistening glaciers, in 10 days around the spectacular Cordillera Huayhuash in northern Peru
Tungurahua and Baños
Hot springs, waterfalls and an active volcano (Ecuador)
Trekking at Chimborazo
Three days hiking on the north side of Chimborazo (Ecuador)
Climbing Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi National Park in Ecuador: climb Cotopaxi and hike on Rumiñahui
Laguna Quilotoa
Picturesque caldera with “crater lake” in Ecuador
Quito in the rain, caldera lakes and market in Otavalo
Travelogue Ecuador: Market in Otavalo and the Laguna Cuicocha, Culture in Quito and the Caldera of the Laguna Quilotoa