I am surprised that this book did not receive more reviews despite its publication in June 2023.
I am not usually keen on long travel memoirs, or on cycling... But somehow I felt interested by the summary of this book and I am so pleased I picked it.

Kate Rawles is a lecturer who teaches environmental ethics, and who - as the title suggests - travels 8,000 by bike along the Andes, having travelled there from the UK on a cargo ship. She goes from country to country, describing the nature and the people she meets and her visits to environmental projects. I found the content really intelligent and informatived - she writes a lot about capitalism and how the environment pays the price for the West's greed, she writes a lot about biodiversity loss, and about the loss of habitat for many animals. I liked her tone, because I think it is hard to write about the environment without sounding preachy; but she sounds approachable, keen to educate and just such an interesting person full of curiosity and empathy.

I really recommend this one.

This book is an in-depth look at Kate’s journey through South America. She rode from Colombia to Argentina on a bamboo bike. This is a great insight into global biodiversity loss and how this affects various aspects.

Some of the stories told are shocking and really put everything into perspective.

Thank you for sharing your story! Highly recommend giving this a read