Originally Posted by
Perdido
I rode from Cuzco to LaPaz but honestly, I found the ride a bit boring. It's always nice to be cranking and we did a side trip to Amantani on Titicaca which was great. We picked up a boat in Puno and stayed at a guest house on the island and a wicked electrical storm blew up over the Lake so it was one of those magical nights. You'll be on asphalt the whole way and there are no major passes. Most of the trip will be fairly flat altiplano riding under 13,000ft so I would not worry about soroche. Yes 2-3 days should be enough if you are reasonably fit. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice ride just not exceptional. Nice old ruined churches in Juli (not Juliaca)
First of all, thanks to everyone for all of your feedback. Truly amazing!!!
Perdido: Based on this response and after looking at more satellite images, perhaps this is not the route I will be taking. I'm looking for a ride with a good mixture of asphalt, dirt, gravel, flat, steep, slightly dangerous, some passes, amazing scenery, mostly desolate country side with maybe some villages...just to name a few things I'm hoping to find on this ride.
The only thing that I want to make sure I do is hit Macchu Picchu. Whether it's on the front end or tail end of my trip, I'm not traveling all the way to Peru and not swinging by MP.