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Back to Chile - the third time
The Chilean side of Paso Agua Negra
Lovely weather after thunder and lightning
Golden moments out in the rocks
A cold morning on some 4400m
I enjoyed the last real downhill: from 4750m to zero
Snow daily, as there is a lot of humid thermic air ascending every day
I have to run down carefully...
... as I lost an important part of my back brake.
Paso Agua Negra is a desolated pass, there is few traffic.
The Chilean side is more coloured than the Argentine one.
It is a ride through many stone fields.
Isn't this pass spectacular?
Embalse La Laguna, dam lake on some 3500m
Further down the Pass road leads to Valley Elqui...
... a predestined location for vineyards:
There are plenty of them.
Vicuña ahead
Finally I reached the beaches of La Serena
Best drink for cyclists: Fresh fruit juice
Thanks guys, good job.
Coquimbo at the back
Heading South along the coast
Stealth camping only meters from the highway as I didn't find anything better. It can take nerves...
... but the reward was great.
Back to the official Panamerican Highway - some of the most boring kilometers.
Sometimes it reminded me of California.
Done, I reached Valparaiso at Christmas.
The steep streets of the Pacific harbour city.
Cerro Concepcion - houses in many different colours
Plaza Prat
The old timers of the city - the famous elevators
For once my legs may rest.
Cerro Artillería:
offers a good view over the bay
Climbing back up to Santiago - escaping the coastal morning fog
Fresh fruit for dinner
In good company: New Year's Eve in Santiago