https://velodromedary.com/tags/south-america/ Recent content in South America on Velodromedary Hugo en-us Tue, 25 Nov 2014 06:39:39 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/biking-buenos-aires/ Tue, 25 Nov 2014 06:39:39 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/biking-buenos-aires/ <p>In Buenos Aires, rented a bike for the afternoon:</p> <p>While I didn’t see that many people on bikes around the city, and the driving was… aggressive, I heard from a walking tour guide that there’s been a big upswing in cycling the past few years. And I did see evidence of a city bike share program, and some retrofitted separated bike lanes.</p> <p><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://velodromedary.com/post/biking-buenos-aires/tumblr_inline_pk61lblkKD1qzufob_540_hu_78eac35e01bcd300.webp 480w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 800px, 1200px"> <img src="https://velodromedary.com/post/biking-buenos-aires/tumblr_inline_pk61lblkKD1qzufob_540_hu_9995f748923c038d.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="281" loading="lazy"> </picture></p> https://velodromedary.com/post/a-few-hours-on-a-mountain-bike-in-rural-uruguay/ Mon, 24 Nov 2014 06:33:31 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/a-few-hours-on-a-mountain-bike-in-rural-uruguay/ <p><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://velodromedary.com/post/a-few-hours-on-a-mountain-bike-in-rural-uruguay/tumblr_inline_pk04xkJoaF1qzufob_540_hu_852480e5789429d8.webp 480w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 800px, 1200px"> <img src="https://velodromedary.com/post/a-few-hours-on-a-mountain-bike-in-rural-uruguay/tumblr_inline_pk04xkJoaF1qzufob_540_hu_f1c902ba34707ca0.jpg" alt="image" width="500" height="281" loading="lazy"> </picture><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://velodromedary.com/post/a-few-hours-on-a-mountain-bike-in-rural-uruguay/tumblr_inline_pk04xkfDF11qzufob_540_hu_e02f5302b1c51818.webp 480w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 800px, 1200px"> <img src="https://velodromedary.com/post/a-few-hours-on-a-mountain-bike-in-rural-uruguay/tumblr_inline_pk04xkfDF11qzufob_540_hu_8478265d452c50fb.jpg" alt="image" width="500" height="298" loading="lazy"> </picture><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://velodromedary.com/post/a-few-hours-on-a-mountain-bike-in-rural-uruguay/tumblr_inline_pk04xlW6gL1qzufob_540_hu_980b9660e1f3b992.webp 480w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 800px, 1200px"> <img src="https://velodromedary.com/post/a-few-hours-on-a-mountain-bike-in-rural-uruguay/tumblr_inline_pk04xlW6gL1qzufob_540_hu_88473ce20d16b96c.jpg" alt="image" width="500" height="259" loading="lazy"> </picture></p> <p>Biking it near, along, and in the shallow edge of Laguna Garzon.</p> https://velodromedary.com/post/visiting-uruguay-went-for-a-ride-along-in-a/ Mon, 24 Nov 2014 06:30:09 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/visiting-uruguay-went-for-a-ride-along-in-a/ <video src="tumblr_nfj60pdmUh1qzv82b_720.mp4" controls style="max-width: 100%;"></video> <p>Visiting Uruguay. Went for a ride along / in a shallow lagoon.</p> https://velodromedary.com/post/circuito-chico-bariloche-region-argentina/ Mon, 14 Jan 2013 03:01:07 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/circuito-chico-bariloche-region-argentina/ <p>In Argentina, we rented bikes from the friendly folks at <a href="http://cordillerabike.com/">Cordillera</a>, and went for a casual scenic ride around the Circuito Chico, before branching off onto dusty back dirt roads.</p> <p><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://velodromedary.com/post/circuito-chico-bariloche-region-argentina/bfc7e187bd493bcae69c7ff785918722c8267d48_hu_4b22bd080752e95f.webp 480w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 800px, 1200px"> <img src="https://velodromedary.com/post/circuito-chico-bariloche-region-argentina/bfc7e187bd493bcae69c7ff785918722c8267d48_hu_10b682f91c878d64.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="667" loading="lazy"> </picture></p> <p><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://velodromedary.com/post/circuito-chico-bariloche-region-argentina/c1f22285316c08a692ea153e359ce273e964dc48_hu_7244415d67a5b319.webp 480w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 800px, 1200px"> <img src="https://velodromedary.com/post/circuito-chico-bariloche-region-argentina/c1f22285316c08a692ea153e359ce273e964dc48_hu_185a7bb23e7731d2.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" loading="lazy"> </picture></p> <p><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://velodromedary.com/post/circuito-chico-bariloche-region-argentina/a87d83b3c871292c337bbd08b0a3c32f1d138b70_hu_81230347b842a678.webp 480w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 800px, 1200px"> <img src="https://velodromedary.com/post/circuito-chico-bariloche-region-argentina/a87d83b3c871292c337bbd08b0a3c32f1d138b70_hu_5e72b8c6e3ff105.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" loading="lazy"> </picture></p> <p><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://velodromedary.com/post/circuito-chico-bariloche-region-argentina/f4d1f30ca0e8b4183345223ce3f726d0bfaaa7a3_hu_3ea518ab40a4b7c3.webp 480w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 800px, 1200px"> <img src="https://velodromedary.com/post/circuito-chico-bariloche-region-argentina/f4d1f30ca0e8b4183345223ce3f726d0bfaaa7a3_hu_edee1a54a3884350.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" loading="lazy"> </picture></p> <p>Most of the route was great, but the last 6 miles into town were unpleasant riding: on the major and only road, plagued with thick, choking auto exhaust, no shoulders, and cars and buses regularly swerving and at times forcing us off the road.</p> https://velodromedary.com/post/cycle-paths-buenos-aires/ Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:31:16 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/cycle-paths-buenos-aires/ <p>Cycle paths, Buenos Aires</p>