Crossing the delta of Paraiba do Sul river, Gargau, Brazil.

In between Brazil legend cars, Itajuba, Brazil.

Endless soja fields. Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Unpaved muddy road, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

On the way to Yby Yau, Paraguay.

Near Yby Yau, Paraguay.

The Rio Paraguay, Concepcion, Paraguay.

Entering the Chaco region, the “green desert”. Between Pozo Colorado and Filadelfia, Paraguay.

800km flat and straight, with almost no trafic at all: welcome to the Trans Chaco ! Between Filadelfia and Mariscal, Paraguay.

Arriving in La Patria, Paraguay.

Bottle tree (Chorisia insignis) at a typical savannah, Gran Chaco, Paraguay

40degC under the tree during the afternoon. It was a wise decision to stop cycling, and rest for a few hours. Gran Chaco, Paraguay.

Hacienda, Gran Chaco, Paraguay.

A bar, ideally located between the Paraguayan and Bolivian checkpoints, a good shelter for the night.

Fell four times on this difficult loose gravel road. Only 20km out of the 120km of this day. Between Mayor Infante and Villamontes, Bolivia.

Leaving San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina.

Between San Salvador de Jujuy and Purmamarca, Argentina.

Arriving in Purmamarca, Argentina.

The Seven Colors mountain, Purmamarca, Argentina.

Near Purmamarca, Argentina.

Tail wind… a little help to climb. Near Purmamarca, Argentina.

Climbing at a steady 3km/h, fully loaded with water and food for 2 days.

The Cuesta de Lipan. Argentina.

Salinas Grande, Argentina.

Salinas Grande, Argentina.

Salt industry, Salinas Grande, Argentina.

Small ride on the salaar, just for the picture ! Salinas Grande, Argentina.

Altiplano: high, and reasonably flat. Argentina.

Ruta 52, Argentina.

Daily soccer play in Susques, Argentina.

Susques, Argentina.

Ruta 52, near Olaroz, Argentina.

Playing with the drone, near Olaroz, Argentina.

After two failed attempts to cycle higher than 4300m, made it to 4800m with the kind help of this Paraguayan driver. Chile.

The Licancabur volcano (5916m), from road 27, Chile.

Downhill to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.

Wild camping under the milky way, Atacama desert, Chile.

The lunar Atacama desert, near Calama, Chile.

Feeling small… Near Sierra Gorda, Chile.

Finally… the Pacific Ocean! Antofagasta, Chile.

Antofagasta, Chile.

The Pacific road, between Antofagasta and Iquique, Chile.

The Pacific road, between Antofagasta and Iquique, Chile.

Tocopilla, Chile.

The Pacific road, between Antofagasta and Iquique, Chile.

The Pacific road, between Antofagasta and Iquique, Chile.