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Alaska / Canada / USA
5-3-08 to present
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New Zealand
9-16-07 to 5-2-08
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Australia
9-15-06 to 9 -16 - 07
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SE Asia / China
11-22-04 to 9-15-06
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South America
6-3-03 to 6-17-04
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North & Central America
3-30-02 to 4-17-03
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Equipment Pages Index

Introduction
How Much to Bring and Weight
Some Advise About Advise
A Note to Perspective Sponsors and Gear Suppliers

START HERE for Touring Bikes and Commuting Bicycles
Bicycle Touring Frames 
The Steel Repair Myth.
Steel and Aluminum Derailleur Hanger Repair.
Bicycle Touring Wheels
Phil Wood: The Best Bicycle Hubs

Panniers / Bike Bags
Cargo Trailers Vs Panniers
Tires for Bike Tours..
Bicycle Touring Saddles.
Cindie's Women's Specific Bike Touring Saddles
Brooks Leather Touring Bicycle Saddle Care and Conditioning
Bike Computer
Touring Handlebars, Bar Ends, Adjustable Stems, and Padded Grips.
Sealed Cartridge Headsets

Camping
Buying Camping Equipment
Tent and Ground Cloth
Sleeping Bag
Sleeping Pad
Camp Stove
Pots and Pans
Water Filter

Clothing
Bike Touring Shorts

Health and First Aide

Electrical
Short-wave Radio
Computer
Internet
mp3

Books
Packing list
Pictures of Equipment Failures
Shopping

 
Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring

 
Footprint South American Handbook
(Highly Recommended by Us)

  Lonely Planet Trekking in the Central Andes
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Lonely Planet Trekking in the Patagonian Andes

Lonely Planet Healthy Travel : Central & South America
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Vagabonding

First- Time Around the World

1,000 Places to See Before You Die

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  Lost Treasure of the Inca
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  Sweat of the Sun, Tears of the Moon: A Chronicle of an Incan Treasure
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  Return of the Children of Light: Incan and Mayan Prophecies for a New World
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  The Lost Tomb of Viracocha: Unlocking the Secrets of the Peruvian Pyramids
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The Inca Trail, Cusco & Machu Picchu, 2nd: Includes The Vilcabamba Trail and Lima City Guide

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  The Search for the Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu
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Lonely Planet Peru

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  Woven Stories: Andean Textiles and Rituals
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  Peru and Bolivia: The Bradt Trekking Guide
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Inca Kola, 2 liter

Cuzco Region of Peru - Machu Picchu Map

  The Exotic Kitchens of Peru
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  The Shining Path: A History of the Millenarian War in Peru (Latin America in Translation/En Traduccion, Em Traducao
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  Between the Lines: The Mystery of the Giant Ground Drawings of Ancient
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  Shining and Other Paths: War and Society in Peru, 1980-1995 (Latin America Otherwise)
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  Machu Picchu
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  The Lost Tomb of Viracocha: Unlocking the Secrets of the Peruvian Pyramids
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  The Ancient Kingdoms of Peru
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  The Search for the Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu
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The Inca Trail, Cusco & Machu Picchu, 2nd: Includes The Vilcabamba Trail and Lima City Guide

  Lost Treasure of the Inca
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Lonely Planet Bolivia Budget Travel Guide Book.

  A Concise History of Bolivia
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  Peru and Bolivia: The Bradt Trekking Guide
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Bolivia Travel Map

  Llamas, Weavings, and Organic Chocolate: Multicultural Grassroots Development in the Andes and Amazon of Bolivia
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  Bolivia: The Evolution of a Multi-Ethnic Society
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  The Complete Bolivian Diaries of Che Guevara, and Other Captured Documents
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  Coca, Cocaine and the Bolivian Reality
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  Bolivia in Focus: A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture
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Aconcagua: A Climbing Guide
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Mountaineering in Patagonia

 
Footprint South American Handbook
(Highly Recommended by Us)

Lonely Planet Trekking in the Patagonian Andes

 
Argentina Travel