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Beautiful place and very friendly owner, very clean and well kept. Close to beach.. only room for a few overlanders ..

very Nice tranquil small town, You can park next to the police station in front of the plaza. there are two waterfalls 15 min walk very Nice .

muy lindo pueblo pequeño y tranquilo , puedes estacionar al costado de la policía frente al parque hay dos cascadas a solo 15 min caminando, muy lindas

It Was closed when we arrived at 18h. Lots of traffic in Buccaramanga! We insisted to open the door because we had a motor problem. The owner was there. He ask money…and he likes dollars😕. We give him 25.000 pesos. Night was ok. But I think this spot isn’t free anymore… but good view.

This time of year it’s overflowed with water & you’ll be building your own pool. Come by with a shovel to dig out a spot and help create the hot spring that will stay for the rest of the year till next snow melt season! I made myself a little pool and relaxed in it :)

A small USFS campground with 7 sites sitting just above the river approximately 1/4 mile from the falls. It's bear country, so bear bins provided for your food. A couple small trails nearby. Pit toilets fairly clean. $10 per night (half off with senior pass). It's a lovely little campground, but not many level sites. Not ideal for rigs over 27 feet.

We stayed 1 week in La Paz at an AirBnB about a 10 minute walk from this area. It does seem like this area would be a bad place to leave a vehicle unattended. Lots of people loitering but not busy enough to provide safety. Park away from the core and things seem safer. Overall La Paz seems like a safe town.

National Observatories.
Currently closed but pre-COVID offered tours 10a-1p and 2p-3p Monday to Sunday

The road to the Observatories is currently chained off shortly after the turnoff for the mirador hike.

There are two parking areas. The first is about 100m off of the pavement and easily accessible by all vehicles. The second is only about 200m further but is deeply rutted in spots and a bit rough. Some clearance would be helpful.

From the parking area the trail is an old access road that's gated. It's steep and rocky for the first 2km. Then relatively flat for the last 2km.

Allow 2.5 to 3hrs round trip.

nice place, totally alone in the night. Deers crossing the parking space in the morning...
Water was disconnected as the park opens at the end of May.

Great little pull off to sleep and explore a little. Creek comes from inside the hillside. Enough area for a couple vehicle. This is on private property. Met the owner, “Clint”. Very nice conversation. Just requested to keep area clean.

The only place on the dirt road to Lagunas Baltinache, where we could pull over. Otherwise they constructed a wall from stones/dirt along the whole way, which would be a problem for a 2WD/lower clearance to cross.
Here you stop at one of the typical “shrines”, the ground is solid and it’s really big so you don’t park close to the road. Not that there’s much traffic, but you never know. Leveled in the lower section. Amazing view of the volcanos and the stars at night are ..wow.
Btw at Baltinache they don’t allow you to camp, you have to leave outside the gate, which is directly at the crossroads with the main road. No water, no signal (Entel).

Price still 10000/p, CC or cash. Only the first lagoon is and will be opened for swimming, as the last one, where you could swim before, is now polluted with mineral dirt (they told us it’s after a small earthquake they had in Jan) - you can see that the water is opaque. We arrived around 11-12, there were 3 tour buses getting ready for the swim and the tour guides were also preparing lunch for clients on site (there s a small picnic area next to the first lake). By the time we did the walk, go and forth, everyone was packing or gone. So from 14 to 15 we had lunch and also a perfect swim totally alone, which was amazing. After 15, new tour buses started to arrive and suddenly there were again 15people in the water :) It s nice anyway, but more magical if you can enjoy it alone. No drones/alcohol/pets allowed and you should apply sunblock only to your face, not the whole body, before entering the water.

Arrived just after dark on a weekday and it was just about full. I parked on the right as leaving the NP - in the morning saw a sign with regulations for parking there but nothing about not being allowed to. I was the last to fit in a dirt pullout with 3 others. The other side of the road was full with a line of maybe 10 or so. People definitely did honk as they drove past- mostly in the evening. I was one of the last to leave in the morning at 8:30. Very convenient if you can’t get a camp site in the park and are headed in via 140!

Realy nice view of the city! Its near from the road but far enough to be quiet. You can bath in the pool. There are some picnick-areas and the toilets look clean and new. The owner is very friendly and helpfull. The road to ger there is very steep. Follow the sign La Colina.

There is one helpful guy, but the problem is that he does everything alone. It took 1 hour to stamp our passports.

No problem with the e-Visa, but we waited 2 hours to have it stamped. The helpful guy said the problem was with Luanda’s airport, because they were analyzing it. We were oriented by the guy to get the real visa and to pay at Luanda’s airport.

We filled our eVisa form with Luau border (my wife) and airport (my case), but the eVisa just say to show the paper in any border. So, no problems to go via Lovu.

There are some shared taxis and night bus (4pm and 6pm), that arrived after 5am. 5,5k kwanza.

Belle endroit sous le pont, avec vue sur l’eau, bien entendu nous sommes sous un pont où il y a des gros camions qui passent et ainsi que le train, donc pas calme plate mais pas trop dérangeant non plus. Sécuritaire

Happy to report this is a fantastic spot, easy to get to. Just a few holes to navigate. Could be muddy with rain though. Several spots. We made it in our 25 foot class C towing a Subaru just fine. I forgot to get a picture of our campsite but this rock overlooks the camp sites and is about half a mile walk in from the camping spots. Stunning spot. Very limited VZ service, pretty much nonexistent but maybe weboost could get it done. @explore_RLT

Nice big parking lot at Casino. Plenty of other RVs parked here. A touch noisy with highway noise but otherwise a nice place for a night

Great place and helpful stuff. It’s short to everything from there: Cenote Ik Kil is vis a vis and Chizen Itza a 5min car ride. They have 2 pools if you need an refreshment. Price is $150. Road noise could definitely be a problem but didn’t bothered me much.

amazing spot for motorcycle and bicycle camping 🏕️🛵 🌳😍

Really good spot by the river. The river level was low, so we went to the big area bellow, I have a sprinter van 4x2, no problem at the beginning of the space. Peaceful and silent, just little noise from the road. Don't leave any trash behind and check-in here if you visited this place, so another person can have your opinion.

Excelente lugar ao lado do rio. O nível do rio estava baixo então ficamos na parte maior, logo abaixo, mais longe da pista. Tranquilo e silencioso, com pouco barulho vindo da estrada. Deixe o lugar melhor do que encontrou, leve seu lixo embora e deixe um comentário aqui se esteve no local, para que outros possam ver também.

very nice garage for big vehicles. nice people.

Nice place alongside the road (but hidden if you go up a bit), can be very slippery when wet! I would say it's not for a normal car of camper, but you can try ;)
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Takes some time to find a spot when dark, but we saw plenty of locations in the morning. Great find!

Amazing route! The plants grow a bit over the road and there are some putholes indeed, but the scenery is just amazing! Such big rocks and quickly changing landscapes… enjoy!

existe uma estradinha pra chegar até a praia que é perfeita pra quem quer acampar/pousar longe de tudo e todos, só com o barulho e brisa do mar. muito próximo à trilha da praia dos padres também.

Location is very good if you need something in the city. Friendly people. They have an kitchen you can use with cooking facility’s. Free WiFi. Safe park area. And yes it is an small place but we camped their for a few days with our rooftop tent because we had to organize some things in the city.
9 dollars pppn. Kids (3and 6) where free.

veterinarian to get the health certificate to go to Ushuaia

veterinaria para tirar o certificado de saude para ir a Ushuaia

good spot for the night, flat and plenty of space. perfect if you want to do some of the inca trail hike the next day. few cars passed in day but no one at night. two friendly dogs came to say hi.

Adding this spot as a wild camp so you don’t miss it !

We spent the day and night there, on a Wednesday, alone…
The pools are easily accessible with the stairs, wonderful when the tide is low but a bit dangerous when it’s high.

The 25 km you have to drive on the track there are soooo bumpy and rocky but it’s worth it.
Wonderful and peaceful place…