Well, this is just a very short summary of my South America bicycle tour, I’ll be back with more detailed statistics for my bike tour as soon as I analyze the data from GPS. Let’s see:
Countries visited | 3 | |
Time zones | 3 | |
Total distance by bike | 2800 km | |
Trip odometer as shown by GPS | 2727 km | The difference from the total distance is explained by the fact that there were moments when GPS lost signal and couldn’t record + the trip from Plaza de Armas to the hostel, on departure from Lima (about 20 km) + the last day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, another 20 – 25 km. |
Distance by bus | 2408 km | La Paz -> Uyuni -> Abra Pampa Salta -> Cordoba Villa Maria -> Buenos Aires |
Highest altitude reached by bike | 4560 m | reached in between Puquio and Chalhuanca. Climbing from the sea level (Lima, Paracas) all the way, no buses, trucks or other help |
Highest altitude reached by climbing | 6088 m | Huayna Potosi summit, near La Paz, Bolivia |
Days over 170 km | 2 | |
Total days | 44 | |
Number of biking days | 30 | |
Average speed on moving | 12.8 km/h | |
Average speed overall | 8.9 km/h | Calculated by taking into account the time from the departure, each morning to the moment I was stopping for the night |
Average number of kilometers per bicycling day | 93.33 | Takes into account only the days when I biked, even for a short distance through town. |
Average number of kilometers biked per day | 63.63 | including waiting for the bike in Lima, rest days, tours on Lake Titicaca, tours to Colca Canyon, climbing Huayna Potosi, transfers by bus |