On to the Lakes District March 6th 2007 Leaving the Caraterra Austral was a bit of a big event for us as it had always been a big part of our trip to travel this remote and isolated road. However we still had to ride up a small pass and once again cross the Andes to get into Argentina. Our route from the Caraterra would take us East along a dirt road 77km to the small border town of Futaleufú which is famous for it's world class raftin ... read more
South America » Argentina » Río Negro » San Carlos de Bariloche Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more
In July 2006, having packed up our homes and jobs, sold the children and robbed the bank, we left Australia for a year-long cycling and hiking (and mountain climbing) adventure, mostly in South America, via Cuba. Since then, we've been plotting how to do this again. Until it comes off we've made the most of what opportunities have come our way for smaller trips.... full info