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From Cuidad Bolivar, we headed South to El Dorado, a town famous for its
gold mines and prison. |
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For a few days we had heard in road side restaurants that there was
another cyclist on the road. In El Dorado we finally got to meet
him. Alvaro, from Spain was also going to Manaus so we decided to
travel together. |
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The village of San Isidro, more commonly known to locals as km 88 is the
last place to buy supplies before heading up onto the high grasslands of
southeastern Venezuela known as Gran Sabana. |
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After km 88 the road ascends through thick tropical vegetation. |
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Exotic plants. |