South America
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Isla Grande de Chiloé
After a 4-hour ferry ride, I arrived in Quellón in fine weather.
Rain on R7 from Tortel to Chaitén
After the Paso Roballos, I was hoping for a good Chilean road. Too bad. The road through the Patagonia National Park (Chile) is pretty battered.
Laguna San Rafael
In Puerto Río Tranquil I turned off onto the X728. Pitches were a dime a dozen and the North Patagonian Ice Field was my backdrop.
West Patagonia, AR
After I had crossed the border in Cerro Castillio on 1.1.25 in the morning at 9.30 a.m. in 40 minutes. The Chileans had checked my van on entering Chile, but no Argentinian wanted to look at it.
Patagonia, Chile
On 20 December, I took the Dog.O.Mobil in the direction of Mont Aymond. After I refueled the van I left Rio Gallegos towards the Border
El Bolson to Monte Aymond
As we travelled on from El Bolsón, I knew that El Bolsón was/is the hippie capital of Argentina. As in Germany, it dated back to the 60s and 70s. I certainly didn't notice much of it.
Parque Marino Isla Pingüino
Ute and Stefan had checked the whole thing out in advance and Darwin Expediciones had gathered enough people to drive to Isla Pingüino.
Bariloche and the 7 Lake District
On the weekend north of Lago Ñorquinco, I tackled all sorts of things. Saturday was just perfect in the sunshine to carry out repairs, clean the van and take a dip in the Rio Remeco.
Mendoza to the 7 Lakes district
After the disappointment of buying wine, we headed south on the RN40. We travelled via Tunuyan and San Carlos on the RN40 to Pareditas.
From Jachal to Mendoza
I was having breakfast at the El Mangrullo campsite in Mendoza when I realized that I hadn't made any notes over the last few days.
Fray Bentos to San José de Jáchal
When you see the usual posts on Instagram, YT or Pinterest, you think Argentina consists of the Andes and Patagonia. Together with the Hyggies, I made my way to the mountains
Parque Provincial Ischigualasto
The Parque Provincial Ischigualasto was the first national park in which we planned to do a guided tour with our own cars.
Uruguay - en el campo
I hadn't found much about Uruguay beforehand, and hadn't actually done much searching. The few things I did find didn't send me into raptures. I would have done Montevideo in 3 days if I hadn't had to pick up the van.
Montevideo
Montevideo has around 1.3 million inhabitants and is the capital of Uruguay. The city was founded by Spain in 1724, where the Ciudad Vieja stands today.
Buenos Aires
First of all, a little information about Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. The city is located on the west bank of the Río de la Plata, has around 16 million inhabitants and is an autonomous district. ‘Buenos Aires’ is Spanish and means ‘good air’.