035-038 Cycle Touring Chile, Argentina and Uruguay

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Puente Del Inca - Uspallata – 70 km Ernest had work to do on his bike and it was midday ...

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Uspallata - Potrerillos – 58 km The party next to the campground in Uspallata carried on through the night, a ...

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Potrerillos - Mendoza – 72 km From Potrerillos a short bike ride led to touristy Mendoza, but only a ...

Mendoza Mendoza was a laid-back city that made a perfect day of rest, an easy thing to do in Mendoza, ...

Mendoza – Las Catitas – 106 km After two days, Ernest and I left our bedbug-ridden accommodation and headed ea ...

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Still, others were to honour Difunta Correa. According to legend, in the 1830s or 40s (no one is quite sure), a ...

Not surprisingly, only a few people spoke English. Regrettably, my Spanish was nearly non-existing, making l ...

San Luis – Picnic area (close to Villa Mercedes) – 85 km It became an excellent day’s riding with ...

Picnic area – Old petrol station (Washington) – 96 km By evening, a massive storm rolled in. Upon wakin ...

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Disused petrol station – Laboulaye – 128 km The next day, and after thanking the staff, we pointed our bikes ...

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Laboulaye – Rufino – 71 km The route between Laboulaye and Rufino came with a headwind and heavy traff ...

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With Argentineans being the world’s biggest meat-eaters, no decent petrol station came without a grassy area ...