Bam, 240 km from Kerman, had been totally devastated by an earthquake in 2003. Over 25.000 people died and the whole city, included the mud brick citadel, was flattened beyond recognition. The whole city is a huge construction site, including the guest house where we are staying. However the place is a final gathering point before crossing over into Pakistan, where we met a couple of other bikers. A German couple travelling on a Honda Africa Twin from Germany to Nepal, and Riko, a Japanese lady travelling solo from South Africa to Japan on a Suzuki 250X. /
Bam, a 240km de Kerman, sufrio un terremoto de efectos devastadores en 2003. Mas de 25000 personas perdieron la vida en el terremoto y la ciudad, ciudadela de ladrillos de adobe incluida, quedo reducida a escombros. Toda la ciudad en la actualidad es un gran solar en construccion, incluyendo el hostal en el que nos hemos hospedado. En el nos hemos encontrado con otros moteros: una pareja de alemanes en una Honda Africa Twin que van de Alemania a Nepal, y Riko, una senora japonesa que viaja sola de Sudafrica a Japon en una Suzuki 250X.