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Advise needed for Patagonian roundtrip

by roman26 06 May 2012

Hello, at the end of november we are planning a roundtrip of 3,5 weeks through with a rented 4WD car. Day 1: Arrival in Temuco, drive…
RE: Chile/Argentina (1 Month) Hiking

by Tryfan 27 March 2012

OK. Cut Mendoza, take a day out of Santiago (you don't need it) then head straight to Pucon. I would strongly suggest you make a side-trip…
RE: How to do the North patagonia loop please?

by Fernando 25 March 2012

if the time is an issue, focus in some area p.e. Pucon and from there do trips/treks, in this case San Martin de los Andes is the nearer…
Traveling Alone to Patagonia

by serentopaloglu 19 March 2012

Hi fellow travelers! As I just turned 18, I wanted to have an unforgettable experience and I decided to travel to Patagonia. I'm going…
Cha

by pamplemoose 16 March 2012

Has anyone been to Chaiten recently? I want to travel there from Puerto Montt and then make my way across the border to Trevellin and…
Re: thoughts on carretera austral

by xdc 26 February 2012

Interesting trip remarks- Here's my experience on the 3 weeks I spent on the carretera. Traveling solo I rented a camper in Chile came…
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…
RE: Where to fly from Montana, US to Patagonia

by Williamsontherocks 15 February 2012

Your best option is to fly in BA, take a flight to Ushuaia and then make your way up north by buses. You could fly out Santiago or BA.…
RE: Itinerary Advice

by Tryfan 15 February 2012

There is not much to hold you in Mendoza imo; you could cut a couple of days there. I would imagine the same is true of Cordoba. I…
RE: Cycling Puerto Montt to Bariloche

by Williamsontherocks 15 February 2012

There are many ways to cycle from Puerto Montt to Bariloche. It all depends how many time you want to invest, your budget and how many…
Re: from BUENOS to PATAGONIA- car or flight????

by mamani5904 14 February 2012

OK guys, off the wall suggestion here: Make your way to Bariloche by land(take barbijos-simple particle face masks for ash) , then start…
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…
RE: Bariloche Area- Where For Ash Updates?

by vnrose 12 February 2012

There really isn't that much point in monitoring it as the day to day changes. The airport is open but occasionally a flight will be cancell…
Steam train in Argentina

by mvc68 06 February 2012

Train fans travelling around Argentina should consider going to Esquel, which is a few hours south of Barliloche, and the base to visit…
Re: Closing Esquel airport - Feb 15- Apr 2

by NassauFrank 06 February 2012

Just got off the phone with Aerolinas. They say they are NOT providing busses to ESQ from BRC as it's not their fault ESQ is closing the…
RE: Bus from Esquel to Coyhaique

by Fernando 02 February 2012

apart of the info provided by Willemspie, you can do the track Esquel-Coyhaique by steps. Bus Jakobsen Esquel-Frontier, in combination…
Re: Closing Esquel airport - Feb 15- Apr 2

by Patagonianlands 02 February 2012

Yes, they paid for the buses from Neuquén to Bariloche while Bariloche airport was closed due to the Puyeue ashes, so it sounds weird…
RE: Bus from Esquel to Coyhaique

by WILLEMSPIE 02 February 2012

On Monday and Friday, there are 2 busses from Esquel for Futaleufu. There are also minibusses Futaleufu Coyhaique, but I don't know on…
Bus from Esquel to Coyhaique

by distilledw 02 February 2012

I am currently planning my trekking adventure through the Andes in Argentina and Chile. However i am a bit stuck when it gets to Esquel,…
RE: Closing Esquel airport - Feb 15- Apr 2

by NassauFrank 01 February 2012

We just received notification from Aerolineas via our agent but he thinks they are denying paying for the bus. I find that hard to believe-…
Re: Closing Esquel airport - Feb 15- Apr 2

by Patagonianlands 01 February 2012

Yes, according to local reports Bariloche will be the alternative airport during the repair works, so I assume Aerolineas Argentinas will…
RE: Is this agenda too crowded? Need Advice re: Chile y Argentina

by mendocinateacher 01 February 2012

Esquel to Puerto Natales/TorresdelPaine (thru El Calafate, Argentina) is very complicated. Yes, you could backtrack, and then fly from…
Re: Is this agenda too crowded? Need Advice re: Chile y Argentina

by dpepper 31 January 2012

Thank you for your responses. I registered a few days ago for Lonely Planet, and my wife and I spent about 4 hours each reading various…
Tren Patagonico out of service

by mvc68 31 January 2012

The train between Barliloche and Viedma, the Tren Patagonico, has cancelled their weekly service until further notice. I went to the…
Closing Esquel airport - Feb 15- Apr 2

by NassauFrank 31 January 2012

Just lovely! Supposed to fly into Esquel on March 8 on Aero Arg. Anybody know what they are going to do - Bus from Bariloche? Thanks for…