After arriving in El Calafate (for the third time) from Puerto Natales we were keen to head Northward. When we arrived at the bus station we searched for buses to El Bolson, a little hippy town about 18 hours north, located in the south west of Argentina. With free love in mind we were looking forward to relaxing for a couple of days. There are two options for this journey. Option 1 is up the famous Ruta 40 that legendary Che Guevara took in his youth and is recounted in the movie ´The Motorcycle Diaries´ . A bone jarring journey, on unpaved roads, in an average bus for two days. This, however, is compensated with the amazing scenery, apparently one of Argentina´s highlights and a chance to claim that you have followed in the footsteps of
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