Route

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First, the idea was to cycle from North to South through South-America. However, four different reasons made us decide to change the plans:

Starting in the south (i.e. Chili and Argentina) will give us the opportunity to cycle from more civilized to more rural areas.
As can be seen in the climate table on the bottom of this page, it is easier to follow the best seasons (without to much rain) when cycling from south to north.
The WIND is mainly blowing from the west / south-west. This holds especially in Patagonia, the south part of Argentina and Chile: the winds can blow up to 100 km/h over there.
After one year we can continue our journey more to the north. But if we decide to stop then we have seen the most interesting part of America.

Our planned route is drawn on this map. We will fly to Buenos Aires, travel by bus the Rio Gallegos and start cycling from Patagonia via Bolivia and Peru to Ecuador. The time schedule is depicted in the climate table. The schedule is based for a large part on the weather (i.e. the temperature and the rain fall). Their should be time enough to see a lot of things and do many hiking trails.

The next table shows for each country the temperature (in degrees Celsius) and the amount of rainfall (in mm/month). The data is obtained from the internet and from the climate sheets of IAMAT.

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	wet: more than 100 mm rain per month
	hot: more than 25 degrees Celsius
	cold: less than 10 degrees Celsius
	planned route

	latitude		Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul
Argentina, Buenos Aires	-34	C	19	22	23	26	25	17	13	9	9	11	12	15	19	22	23	26	25	17	13	9	9
Argentina, Buenos Aires	-34	mm	80	100	80	70	110	90	80	60	60	60	80	90	80	100	80	70	110	90	80	60	60
Argentina, Rio Gallegos	-51	C	10	12	12	12	10	7	3	1	1	2	4	8	10	12	12	12	10	7	3	1	1
Argentina, Rio Gallegos	-51	mm	2	2	30	20	30	30	30	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	30	20	30	30	30	2	2
Chili, Santiago	-34	C	17	21	21	21	17	13	11	9	7	9	11	14	17	21	21	21	17	13	11	9	7
Chili, Santiago	-34	mm	10	5	5	7	5	15	65	100	65	55	35	20	10	5	5	7	5	15	65	100	65
Argentina, Salta	-24	C	21	21	22	21	19	17	14	11	11	14	16	19	21	21	22	21	19	17	14	11	11
Argentina, Salta	-24	mm	50	130	190	140	100	30	10	0	0	0	10	20	50	130	190	140	100	30	10	0	0
Chili N, Antofagasta	-23	C	17	18	20	20	20	18	16	15	13	14	14	15	17	18	20	20	20	18	16	15	13
Chili N, Antofagasta	-23	mm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Bolovia, Santa Cruz	-17	C	27	27	26	26	26	24	22	20	20	23	26	26	27	27	26	26	26	24	22	20	20
Bolovia, Santa Cruz	-17	mm	120	150	170	130	100	100	70	70	50	30	60	90	120	150	170	130	100	100	70	70	50
Bolivia, Cochabamba	-17	C	21	20	20	19	19	19	16	15	15	16	19	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	16	15	15
Bolivia, Cochabamba	-17	mm	40	100	110	100	60	20	10	0	0	0	10	20	40	100	110	100	60	20	10	0	0
Bolivia, La Paz	-16	C	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	8	8	9	10	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	8	8
Bolivia, La Paz	-16	mm	50	10	110	110	70	30	10	10	10	10	30	40	50	10	110	110	70	30	10	10	10
Peru, Cusco	-13	C	13	12	12	11	12	12	10	10	9	10	11	12	13	12	12	11	12	12	10	10	9
Peru, Cusco	-13	mm	80	130	160	130	130	40	10	10	0	10	20	40	80	130	160	130	130	40	10	10	0
Peru, Lima	-11	C	23	25	27	27	27	25	23	21	20	19	20	21	23	25	27	27	27	25	23	21	20
Peru, Lima	-11	mm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5
Peru, Pucallpa	-8	C	27	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	27	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26
Peru, Pucallpa	-8	mm	230	130	140	170	190	190	150	100	40	70	110	190	230	130	140	170	190	190	150	100	40
Ecuador, Guayaquil	-2	C	25	26	26	26	26	27	26	25	24	25	24	24	25	26	26	26	26	27	26	25	24
Ecuador, Guayaquil	-2	mm	0	0	190	260	240	160	30	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	190	260	240	160	30	10	10
Ecuador, Quito	0	C	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Ecuador, Quito	0	mm	110	100	130	130	160	180	130	50	20	20	80	130	110	100	130	130	160	180	130	50	20
Colombia, Bogota	5	C	14	13	13	14	15	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	15	14	14	13
Colombia, Bogota	5	mm	120	70	60	70	100	150	110	60	50	60	60	160	120	70	60	70	100	150	110	60	50
Colombia, Arauca	7	C	26	26	26	27	27	26	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	26	27	26	26
Colombia, Arauca	7	mm	60	20	0	10	20	180	230	240	240	180	160	160	60	20	0	10	20	180	230	240	240
Colombia, Cartagena	10	C	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	28	28	28	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	28
Colombia, Cartagena	10	mm	130	30	0	0	0	10	100	70	70	90	110	190	130	30	0	0	0	10	100	70	70
Panama, Panama	9	C	25	26	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	25	26	27	26	27	27	27	27	27
Panama, Panama	9	mm	260	120	30	10	20	70	200	220	180	200	210	260	260	120	30	10	20	70	200	220	180
Costa Rica, San José	10	C	20	18	18	19	19	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	18	18	19	19	21	21	21	21
Costa Rica, San José	10	mm	150	40	20	10	20	50	230	240	210	240	310	300	150	40	20	10	20	50	230	240	210
Costa Rica, Liberia	11	C	27	26	27	27	28	29	28	27	28	28	27	27	27	26	27	27	28	29	28	27	28
Costa Rica, Liberia	11	mm	120	20	0	0	0	10	240	270	270	160	420	380	120	20	0	0	0	10	240	270	270
Nicaragua	13	C	26	25	27	27	28	28	28	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	27	27	28	28	28	27	26
Nicaragua	13	mm	60	0	0	0	0	0	80	300	140	130	180	240	60	0	0	0	0	0	80	300	140
Honduras	14	C	25	25	25	26	28	30	29	27	27	28	28	26	25	25	25	26	28	30	29	27	27
Honduras	14	mm	40	10	10	0	0	30	180	180	70	80	150	90	40	10	10	0	0	30	180	180	70
Guatemala, Mazatenango	14	C	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	26	26
Guatemala, Mazatenango	14	mm	130	10	0	20	70	160	350	460	420	420	570	520	130	10	0	20	70	160	350	460	420
Guatemala, Guatemala city	15	C	23	22	22	25	27	27	28	27	25	26	26	24	23	22	22	25	27	27	28	27	25
Guatemala, Guatemala city	15	mm	20	10	10	0	10	30	150	270	200	200	230	170	20	10	10	0	10	30	150	270	200
Guatemala, Flores	17	C	22	22	23	23	24	26	29	29	27	27	27	25	22	22	23	23	24	26	29	29	27
Guatemala, Flores	17	mm	80	100	50	30	50	180	230	240	230	210	350	200	80	100	50	30	50	180	230	240	230
Belize	19	C	29	28	28	28	29	31	31	31	31	32	31	31	29	28	28	28	29	31	31	31	31
Belize	19	mm	267	196	168	71	46	71	147	249	196	198	234	335	267	196	168	71	46	71	147	249	196
Mexico, Mexico city	20	C	14	12	12	14	16	18	18	18	17	17	16	15	14	12	12	14	16	18	18	18	17
Mexico, Mexico city	20	mm	10	20	10	10	10	10	50	100	130	100	120	30	10	20	10	10	10	10	50	100	130
Mexico, Mérida	21	C	24	23	23	24	25	27	28	28	27	27	27	26	24	23	23	24	25	27	28	28	27
Mexico, Mérida	21	mm	30	30	30	20	20	30	30	150	140	130	150	100	30	30	30	20	20	30	30	150	140
Mexico, Tuxtla Gutiérrez	26	C	22	21	21	23	25	26	27	26	25	25	25	24	22	21	21	23	25	26	27	26	25
Mexico, Tuxtla Gutiérrez	26	mm	0	0	0	0	0	0	80	240	180	160	200	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	80	240	180

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