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A South America Road Trip with a Toddler (2022)


Traveling South America with a Toddler

We started: Leon, Sara and I on a journey through South America. With a stopover via Sao Paolo in Brazil, it goes to Asuncion in Paraguay. From there we start our tour with a converted camper across the continent up to Colombia!

This is an old Toyota Hiace from 1996.

It’s still in good shape and is getting an update from us both inside and out for a trip off the beaten track and suitable for a small family. In addition to a new interior, a larger kitchen and additional batteries and tanks, it also received a roof rack, solar panels with the corresponding power distribution in the car, a snorkel and larger tires. The more precise specifications can be found here!

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πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¨ Ecuador’s Castle in Loja

We have found a cheap apartment near the Panamericana on the outskirts of town. Here we take a little-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¨ A Feeling of Home – Ecuador’s Green Pastures

We like Ecuador more and more. drive back the route and get goat's milk for Leon along the way. The road-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¨ Hospitality in The Dry Forest

After the unexpectedly long stay in the small border town of MacarΓ‘, we hope that the car will survive-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¨ New Country, new Breakdowns

The joy of the green landscape keeps us in suspense, then we suddenly reach the border. According to-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ When you haven’t seen green for a long time

We say goodbye to Giancarlo and his lovely family from Piura. We'll get a lot of helpful advice along the-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ Peruvian Hospitality – Home of Giancarlo

After the less than spectacular drive over the desolate and littered part of the Panamericana, we reach-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ The Garbage of the World – A Desert of Trash

The drive after leaving Huanchaco and Chan Chan is uneventful. We drive through the desert, far from the-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ The ChimΓΊs’ Grave – The Ancient Capital of Chan Chan

A bit of rest on the surfer beach was good. In the morning of our departure we visit Chan Chan, the-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ Surfers’ Paradise of Huanchaco and Trujillo

We leave the site of the Huacas and head to our lodging in Huanchaco, a small coastal town outside of-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ In the Dust of The Huaca de la Luna

We don't spend the night with the turtles, but drive a little further north. The night at the gas-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ The Hill of the Turtle – The Bay of Tortugas

We leave the ugly Panamericana in between and drive to the small town of Tortugas on the beach. -->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ The ugly Face of the Pan-americanan Highway

The car stays intact when driving out of Lima, but new problems arise anyway. During one of the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ Driving in Lima: Welcome to Hell

A long stretch of desolation brings us from the absurd tourist oasis near Ica to the city limits of-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ Huacachina – A Piece of the Orient in the Occident

It's four o'clock in the afternoon, five hours after our breakdown, when we're back on the road. The-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ The Country of the Naszca – Glyphs, Churches and Glitches

We refresh our supplies, I have our air filter cleaned as a precaution, and off we go. We leave Nazca-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ The inexplicable Legacy – The Pyramid of the Nazca

When I have solid ground under my feet again after the flight over the Nazca Lines, we go to eat-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ The inexplicable Legacy – The Lines of The Nazca

After our visit to the dead, we arrive in the city of Nazca in the afternoon. We stay the night there-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ A Hello from the Dead of Chauchilla

Our bellies are filled with olives. The chapter of our journey changes again. The last time we were alone-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ Living Ghost Towns of the Pan-American Highway

After the eventful day with the ocean, pretty girls and pelicans we continue along the Panamericana. The-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ A 1st Birthday with the Ocean, Girls and Pelicans

We leave our dream beach and follow the Panamericana to Ático in the late morning to have lunch and do all-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ Perfect Vanlife – A Dream of Loneliness

A lot of time has passed in the chance encounter with the whales on the beach. It's too late to reach-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ An impossible Encounter – the Whales on the Beach

We are on the Panamericana and although the landscape is barren, there are always surprises. At-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ The Pacific Section of the Legendary Panamericana

In the afternoon we say goodbye to the children in Mollendo and continue up the Panamericana for-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ A Heart for Children in Mollendo

We had a lovely first taste of Mollendo, our first stop on the Pacific Coast after months of traveling-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ The Pacific Coast Town of Mollendo

As soon as we reach the coast via the sand-covered mountains, we are now on the legendary-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ The Mountains covered in Sand

The landscape around Arequipa is bone dry. We already saw that on the way from the Altiplano and during-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ Arequipa, the Pearl in the Shadow of the Vulcanoes

The drive down from the Altiplano to the city of Arequipa is very difficult because, although it is-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ The Llamas and The Altiplano

After our impressive stay on one of the floating reed islands of Lake Titicaca, we return to the city of-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ On the Uros Reed Islands of Lake Titicaca

After exploring the city of Puno, we leave the car in a commercial garage and stay for three days on-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ Puno, the City of Mountains, Lake and Alpakas

The journey from the border town of Yunguyo leads over the barren high plateau and in parts along the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

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