Rio Pinturas Canyon

Ruta 40 to Bariloche

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January 19th 2010
From El Chalten it was a long two day drive to Bariloche on the legendary Route 40 which runs north to south through most of western Argentina. Despite being the main road which connects Patagonia with the north of the country, it's only partially paved with long stretches of dusty dirt road. This makes for a slow and bumpy ride on the truck but it's great to travel for hours through the wildernes ... read more

South America » Argentina » Río Negro » San Carlos de Bariloche

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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