It is the story of the unforgettable, a wooden boat accompanied by these 4 sailors for a trip on the Napo river. The horizon seems endless. A haven of peace which lets the spirit wander to the sources...
Peru was the heart of the Inca civilization. An empire which knew its peak during the 15th century before the arrival of the Spanish invaders. Nowadays, the countryside people have kept various traditions...
The bees, a mysterious insect. Like the ants, the bees make organized colonies where each individual has a well definite task. The males called the drone bees have to fertilize the keen. In addition to...
Explaining our itinerary to the local people, they said " Aaah, but you are doing the Dakar by bike, you are totally crazy ". we ignored it at this moment, but we were effectively on the Dakar...
These sentences were declared by the actual president, Horacio Cartes. This guy, in front of a businessman assembly said the following: " Come and Use Paraguay, because this country is the cheap and...
Instituto Terra is the ambitious Project thought by the famous Brazilian photographer, Sebastiao Salgado and his wife Lélia Dluiz Wanick. Once back on Sebastiao native lands, in Aimorès (Minas Gerais),...
It is in Campinas, not so far from Sao Paulo, that we meet Ricardo Avezedo. The inventor of the motorbike which is working with water. In fact, not exactly with water but with hydrogen. A prototype...
Before arriving to Brasil, we did not know that the South of Brasil had a tropical biodiversity. Indeed, many birds, capybaras (biggest rodent in the world) and jacaré (crocodile) live in the reserve do...
After 6000 kilometres, we cross the border with Uruguay and we stop to the small city of Fray Bentos, where we spend one night in a sport centre. Following the strong rains, the Uruguay rive reach an...
After a few resting days, we leave Valparaiso. In the past, it was the main harbour of South America; Nowadays, it is a city with thousands of colours boarded by the Pacific ocean. This moment of...
Through our journey in Chile, We have spoken a lot about the Mapuches, ancestor of the lands we are crossing. Chileans have opinions very shared on Mapuches current situation. Some people will say that...
After leaving our bikes under lock in a cell at the Cochrane police station, we go to Tortel. A small village with an atypical architecture floating on the fjords. You could compare it to Venice in the...
We arrive totally lost in Punta Arenas city centre. The streets are crowded and we are asking ourselves: how can we meet someone who will welcome us ? We go out of the city center, when suddenly, we see a...
We left the city of Ushuaia. The Olivia and cinco hermanos mountains are greeting us for the last time. Now, we are going to the pampa. Our first stop, The Fagnano lake, where a...
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The assembly of our bikes was a real adventure! Once the bicycle frames finished, we had to paint it. After having called several car painting workshops, we just got some very high price. Finally, we...
For our expedition, we wanted steel hand-made frames, which nowadays, are more and more difficult to get. We chose steel frames for the reason that this material is very strong and easy to repair. After...
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