Jiří Hanzelka types up a report in his makeshift office in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
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The Tatra traverses the temporarily flooded Río Grande in Jujuy Province, Argentina.
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A gentleman inspects the otherwordly Czech car in La Paz, Bolivia.
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The Tatra roars across the Altiplano, with 21,122-ft Illimani in the background.
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A broken ignition is met by several helping hands in Bolivia.
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Locals surround the Tatra in Potosí, Bolivia.
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The Tatra in a sea of cardón cacti (Trichocereus atacamensis) somewhere on the Altiplano.
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The Tatra with villagers in Iscayacha, Bolivia.
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Between Tres Cruces and La Quiaca in Jujuy Province, Argentina.
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A rest stop at 14,600 feet above sea level.
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To avoid suspension damage in the high desert, Hanzelka and Zikmund crossed streams like this by walking ahead of the Tatra and feeling for rocks with their bare feet—in the 43 °F water.
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After 4,000 miles in the Andes, Jiří Hanzelka enjoys a well-deserved break on a Peruvian beach.
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Repairing front suspension damage on the way to Ticlio in Peru, at an elevation of 15,500 feet (click Expand to see photo).
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The terrifying Yungas road in Bolivia (click Expand to see photo).
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Many terrible jobs were described by the authors on their trip across the Andes, but nothing beats guano mining on the Chincha Islands.
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The book comes with a fold-out elevation map. Heights are in meters. This is the last part of the Peru leg.
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