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   october  22, 2002

 Around the world in portuguese 
 by: Verónica Ancery

They know that the trip that they plan will not to be easy, but they are anxious to start. The spirit of adventure spirit burns within them. "We could spend the next 30 years working, but we realize that we can help so much more the world and ourselves by accomplishing our dream: Traveling around the world in a healthy way by bicycle, learning about new cultures and places and retelling this adventure to those who want to hear". They say over and over.

The planning of the first stage is almost finished, just a few small details left. Starting on the way on march 16, 30,000 km from Rio Grande do Sul to Alaska, passing through Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, USA, Canada and Alaska. They intend to spend 2 years pedaling without any kind of external staff to complete this first stage.

The starting point will be Uruguaiana. They will cross the international border by the bridge to Argentina in direction of Salta (the Argentinean North), where they will enter Bolivia. During the winter, they will ride Bolivia's highlands, at an altitude of 4,000 meters and temperatures of -20° Celsius where they will experience the famous "Salar de Uyuni". Carlos and Nara will continue to La Paz, Bolivia's capital city. From there they will cross the Titicaca lake going to Cusco, where they intend to visit the Machu Pichu ruins. Next heading East, they will enter Brazil via Acre.

There they will descend the Madeira river until Manaus, where they will bicycle to Venezuela. Next stop Cartagena Colombia; To cross the Darien Gap they make their last boat trip. They will then bicycle through Central America, California, Canada to Alaska. Once in Alaska, they will cross the United States from NW to SE, "Our destination will be Florida, where we have some friends. There we will finish the American part of the trip. Then we will cross the ocean, probably to Morocco or Portugal to start the European stage of the trip, beginning our long way to the East, where we plan to see parts of Europe, Turkey, Iran, Russia, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, and finally, Australia, New Zealand", said Carlos.

 "Recently we have been very busy, it seems there are so many things to do and we are overloaded. So many details, contacts, and emails to answer; the list grows every day. Only 4 months left, and our only goal is to cross the bridge that separates our city from the Argentina", says Carlos, who doesn't mind all this preparation for the trip of a life time.

Healthy life

Carlos and Nara Ferrandis expect this bicycle trip to be a landmark. They also want to spread "the benefits of healthy living and values. It takes planning, study, and hard work for man to build a healthy relationship with nature and himself. We can and must work for a better world. We hope mankind won't destroy the planet, but this can only happen if we notice about the need for change in time."

In order to achieve their goal, they have to show this project to as much people as possible. They are looking forward to contact companies or ogainizations interested in showing their support for ecological politics "We pursue two points: make ourselves popular in order to publish one or two books at the end of our adventure, and we are also looking for financial support to complete our project."

To learn more about Carlos, Nara and they trip around the world by bicycle, visit this page:

www.carlosferrandis.blogspot.com
email: carlosferrandis@yahoo.com.br

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