Bad Tans and Beautiful Legs: Panama to Ecuador - CycleBlaze

Bad Tans and Beautiful Legs: Panama to Ecuador

A PanAmerican Tale

By Jeremy Nolan
2,212 km (1,374 miles) over 47 days between Jun. 12, 2022 and Jul. 28, 2022

Introduction

Preface heart 11

Trip Details

The Route heart 8
Equipment heart 8
Words for the Road heart 10
Pre-Trip Prep: T-minus 12 days heart 7
Pre-Trip Prep: Weighing the setup heart 8
Pre-trip prep: despedidas heart 6

Panama

June 11-12: San Diego to Panama City, Panama heart 25
June 13: Panama City to Sardinilla heart 11
June 14: Sabanitas to Portobelo heart 24
June 15: Portobelo heart 44
June 15-20: San Blas Islands to Cartagena heart 85

Colombia

June 21: Rest Day in Cartagena heart 15
June 22: Cartagena to San Juan Nepomuceno heart 15
June 23: San Juan Nepomuceno to Corozal heart 30
June 24: Corozal to El Viajano heart 19
June 25: El Viajano to Caucasia heart 18
June 26: Caucasia to Puerto Valdivia heart 18
June 27: Puerto Valdivia to El Descanso heart 27
June 28: El Descanso to Santa Rosa de Oso heart 16
June 29: Santa Rosa de Osos to Medellín heart 21
June 30-July 2: rest days in Medellín heart 17
July 3: Medellín to Fredonia heart 25
July 4: Fredonia to Jericó heart 25
July 5: Jericó to Jardín heart 70
July 6: Jardín to Riosucio heart 39
July 7: Riosucio to Pereira heart 6
July 8: Pereira to Salento heart 8
July 9: rest day in Salento heart 15
July 10: Salento to Toche heart 25
July 11: Toche to Ibagué heart 23
July 12: Ibagué to El Trebol heart 14
July 13: El Trebol to Villavieja heart 14
July 14: Villavieja to Neiva heart 15
July 15: Neiva to Rioloro heart 21
July 16: Rioloro to Pitalito heart 32
July 17: rest day in Pitalito heart 3
July 18-20: Pitalito to San Augustín and sick days heart 9
July 21: San Augustín to halfway to Mocoa heart 14
July 22: halfway to Mocoa to Mocoa heart 12
July 23-24: Trampolín de la muerte heart 30
July 25: Sibundoy to Laguna de la Cocha heart 30
July 26: Laguna de la Cocha to Pasto heart 4
July 27: Pasto to San Juan heart 14
July 28: San Juan to Tulcán, Ecuador heart 26
July 29-August 2: Tulcán to Quito via bus heart 11
August 3: Quito to Los Angeles heart 10