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  1. beerfree avatar

    RE: Car rental in Argentina or Chile?

    by beerfree 16 April 2012

    On both sides they charge a small extra for crossing the border and you have to advice the car rental about this before picking up the…

  2. beerfree avatar

    RE: Itinerary advice: motorbiking in South America

    by beerfree 13 April 2012

    The poster above is a specialist for your questions. You won´t find dany better on the forum. Regarding a trip Osorno - Ushuaia. This…

  3. Fernando avatar

    RE: How to do the North patagonia loop please?

    by Fernando 26 March 2012

    Humm, that change the schedule, first at all, to do roughly a track Puerto Montt-Chaiten-Carretera Austral until Calafate take time and…

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    Re: Buses from El Calafate to Puerto Natales/Punta Arenas and Calafate

    by Peregrinef 06 March 2012

    Hi I think Chalten Travel operate a service from Bariloche to El Calafate. I think it takes about 30 hours (not too sure on the exact…

  5. Fernando avatar

    RE: Puerto Montt - Colhayque - Chile Chico - El Calafate trip public transport?

    by Fernando 25 February 2012

    this trip can be don by several ways until Chaiten a) bus to Quellon (plenty), ferry to Chaiten (www.navieraustral.cl) and then bus to…

  6. Williamsontherocks avatar

    RE: Chilean Patagonia by car or bus?

    by Williamsontherocks 22 February 2012

    It seems you are a bit lost still in your plannings. One way rentals in Chile or Argentina are very expensive and do not underestimate…

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    thoughts on carretera austral

    by teamflames 18 February 2012

    Hi all, just posting thoughts on Carretera Austral. Note - if you want to do this area properly you really need a car, buses are very…

  8. jaloisio avatar

    RE: Carretera Austral / Rt 40 in one week

    by jaloisio 13 February 2012

    I did Carretera Austral a month ago, with my car from Brazil. I met many people doing it with rented cars. From all that, I can suggest…

  9. Peregrinef avatar

    El Chalten

    by Peregrinef 03 February 2012

    Is there much to do in El Chalten if you don't really want to hike? We're currently in El Calfate with the intention of heading north.…

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    RE: carretera austral - tips please

    by Williamsontherocks 01 February 2012

    Going via Los Antiguos you should try to include Cueva de las Manos. This is an amazing place. There are daytours from Los Antiguos and…

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    RE: carretera austral - tips please

    by Williamsontherocks 01 February 2012

    Going via Los Antiguos you should try to include Cueva de las Manos. This is an amazing place. There are daytours from Los Antiguos and…

  12. Fernando avatar

    RE: carretera austral - tips please

    by Fernando 01 February 2012

    this question has been answered in others posts, search by Carretera Austral (CA), the track depends of your time, money and adventure…

  13. teamflames avatar

    carretera austral - tips please

    by teamflames 01 February 2012

    Sorry for duplicate but think i posted this in wrong place hi guys, we are in El Calafate and heading north. After Chalten we will bus…

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    carretera austral - tips please

    by teamflames 01 February 2012

    hi guys, we are in El Calafate and heading north. After Chalten we will bus up to Los Antiguos and then want to do the CA. We dont have…

  15. Williamsontherocks avatar

    RE: Patagonia in April

    by Williamsontherocks 19 January 2012

    Abril is perfect for Patagonia but it gets already a bit colder and there is also less daylight. Your best option is to fly to Ushuaia…

  16. Fernando avatar

    RE: Best and cheapest way for the Caratera ?

    by Fernando 19 January 2012

    Clarify the meaning of "Caratera" Are you meaning "Carretera Austral" or Route 40? if the first, and if you are meaning a rented car,…

  17. Fernando avatar

    RE: Patagonia, self drive

    by Fernando 18 January 2012

    this is the perfect trip , a roundtrip covering all patagonian landscapes, fjords and channels, mountainous Andean patagonian and the…

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    Re: Cueva de las Manos and The town of Perito Moreno (not the glaciar)

    by bamemory 15 January 2012

    *+22-March-2010 post:+* Question: I need some help. I am planning on going to Argentina and I would like to go and see Cueva de las…

  19. Megannn avatar

    Cueva de las Manos and The town of Perito Moreno (not the glaciar)

    by Megannn 15 January 2012

    Hello All, I was wondering if anybody has any information about Perito Moreno the city. It is near Los Antiguos in Pategonia. I will…

  20. Williamsontherocks avatar

    RE: 50 day itinerary including hitchhiking (Argentina and Chile)

    by Williamsontherocks 26 December 2011

    I agree with Fernando. Your best option would be to do the crossing from Villa O Higgins to El Chalten. If not, much better to cross at…

  21. Fernando avatar

    RE: 50 day itinerary including hitchhiking (Argentina and Chile)

    by Fernando 26 December 2011

    HI Geoff I know that the boat crossing in the leg Villa Ohiggins- El Chalten is not cheap, but there is no other alternative in that…

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    RE: El Bolson to El Calafate by Bus

    by travelingk 22 December 2011

    Regarding option 2 - Marga bus departing Sat / Tues at 1900, does this bus start from further up north, then makes its way down south?…

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    RE: RN40 v Carretera Austral

    by nahuel 13 December 2011

    The carretera Austral is scenery wise much more interesting than Ruta 40 and there are a lot of things to explore along the way. You can…

  24. Fernando avatar

    RE: RN40 v Carretera Austral

    by Fernando 13 December 2011

    the typical mix is Chalten-Route 40 to los Antiguos, enter to Chile by Chile Chico, do Carretera Austral until Futaleufu and re enter…

  25. alanymarce avatar

    RE: Driving from El Calafate to Bariloche (via El Chalten)

    by alanymarce 12 December 2011

    We did this in the opposite direction: 1: Left Bariloche and drove to Trevelin, visiting El Bolsón and passing through the Parque de…

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