Intro I’m writing this from a hotel room in Bambamarca, my skin still humming from a 34-kilometer day that felt twice as long. The morning in Chota began with a heavy, overcast sky and the realization that the Andes don’t care about my planning, whether it’s for today’s 821-meter climb Read more
Intro I’m sitting on a balcony in Chota tonight, watching the light fade over the Plaza de Armas while my quadriceps twitch in a slow, rhythmic protest. Today was only 39 kilometers on paper, but with 1,290 meters of vertical gain, it felt like trying to scale a skyscraper made Read more
Intro Chancay Baños is a quiet pocket of heat and sulfur after yesterday’s 1,300-meter vertical grind. The sky was mostly clear today, and for once, the bike stayed locked in the hotel room while I navigated the gravel side-roads on foot and by moto-taxi. The air here feels heavy with Read more