From one of the best flights in MSFS so far. Departed from SPGL Chagual, situated at an elevation of 3967ft in a deep canyon in the Peruvian Andes. Also it’s one of the enhanced airports.
The flight took me over the Andes which looked absolutely spectacular with real weather. Had to stop for some fuel at SPNM Nuevo Mundo which is located along one of the many riverbanks in the lush rainforest.
Departing this small airfield as the sun was setting over the rainforest turned out to be quite magic!
The RNAV approach into Cusco was interesting as it was necessary to climb to 25000ft which is the max cruise altitude for the Caravan. Nevertheless it went fine and I arrived safely at the airport which has an elevation of almost 11000ft.
2 Likes
I’m going to add to this rather old topic with my trip down the spine of the Andes in MSFS 2024. This is the northern section of the route that I intend to follow:
My plane of choice for this trip will be the iconic Douglas DC-3. Here we are at the start of the trip in Caracas just as dawn is breaking at Simon Bolivar Intl (SVMI):
Leaving the city behind, we turn SW towards Lago de Tacarigua:
Tropical green. We are at 12,000 ft, north-east of Barinas Luisa Caceres De Arism (SVBI):
Pico Mucunuque (4,609M). Our first stop, Alberto Carnevalli (SVMD), is about 25 NM away, so we need to bear right past the peak and meet the T-5 highway as it winds its way down the valley:
Lining up for a straight-in approach:
We need to throttle right back in order to drop the 7,000 feet to the airport:
I’m not sure I’d want to live in the yellow apartment building…
…a bit noisy at times, don’t you think? 
:
Parked at the apron of Alberto Carnevalli (SVMD). Flight time was 1 hour 40 minutes.
Leg 2: Jorge Wilstermann Intl (SLCB) to Vanguardia (SKVV) via Palonegro (SKBG)
It’s a fine day as we continue our trip south:
Cruising at around 20,000 ft to avoid the mountains:
The folks in South America really like living by runways, based on where they build their apartment buildings: 
This is at Palonegro:
The terminal building at Palonegro (the jetways are broken in build v1.2.8.0):
Back on our way, flying above the clouds to avoid the peaks:
Two rivers are dammed at Gachala to form this reservoir:
![SA Andes 3 Palonegro (SKBG) to Vanguardia (SKVV) 1|690x388]
On approach to Vanguardia, on the banks of the river Guatiquia at Villavicencio:
Another day, another hangar!:
Leg 3: Andes 4 - Vanguardia (SKVV) to Contador (SKPI)
Well, here we are, all ready for take-off. Another day, another leg:
Departing SKVV and starting to climb:
The Andes are not too high at this point. 10,000 ft will be OK:
Embalse El Quimbo is to our right. Should think about our decent about now:
The town of Timana, below. We just have to follow the Rio Timana to the town of Pitalito and our destination:
We’re going to bear right and use Hwy 20 as a reference point for our downwind leg. That’s Pitalito on our left:
Final approach to Rwy 07:
Safe & sound on the apron. Doubt that the terminal building looks like that in real-life, though:
