Argentina Map

 

 

Map from southern South America

latest picture: March 13, 2019

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001  2/7/2019: From the Chilean border

crossing in Los Antiguos we drive for

22 miles (36km) along the southern

lakeshore of the steel-blue

Lago Argentina …..

002  ….. on the other side of the

road the landscape is desert-like

with green cushions covered with

prickly yellow flowers

003  A young Ñandú, called also Rhea

(Rhea americana albescens) – a kind of

ostrich – in the Argentinean pampa.

Ñandús are fast runners. They can reach a

remarkable speed of 37ms/h (60km/h)

004  On famous “Ruta 40” northwards:

A small pond in the dry windswept pampa

allows the growth of some trees. The

“Ruta 40” leads about 3'230 ms

(ca. 5'200km) from Punta Loyola near

Río Gallegos along the Andes mountains

to La Quiaca at the Bolivian border

005  Two curious guanacos

(Lama guanicoe): They are endemic

to South America and survive also

in the arid inhospitable pampa

006  The lush green trees lining the

meandering river are a wonderful contrast

to the arid landscape of the dry pampa

007  Our LandCruiser on dead-straight

ride on the “Ruta 40” in the Argentinean

province of Chubut through the

loneliness of the pampa

008  Caroline from Germany is catching

up on her bike. We met her recently on

the camping in Chile Chico and before

in Villarica in Chile

009  About 260ms (ca. 400km) from

the border crossing Chile-Argentina in

Los Antiguos – after the tiny hamlet

of “Gobernador Costa” – it gets

hillier and greener

010  A remote estancia (small ranch)

tucked between wind-breaking high-

rising clusters of trees

011  A bunch of wild growing chamomile

(Matricaria chamomilla) flowers defies

the stony dry ground

012  Sunset at the Municipal Camping

in “Gobernador Costa”, province

Chubut, in Patagonia

013  Enough space to roam around:

Happy cows on vast grassland

014  Along the legendary “Ruta 40”:

Our LandCruiser on its lonely drive

towards Esquel, the most northerly

town in the province of Chubut

015  The landscape gets increasingly

lovelier: A small pond surrounded by

high grass

016  A bunch of wind breaking poplar trees

(Populus nigra), also called cottonwood or

aspen. They are the best protection against

the fiercely blowing Patagonia winds

017  The delicate white flowers

spread an aura of spring, although

fall starts in a month

018  The reforested green slopes break

the monotony of the brownish landscape;

here along “Ruta 40” north of Esquel

019  Golden yellow flower cushions

are dotting the landscape with special

spots of color

020  Forests starts to dominate the

scenery south of El Bolsón in the province

of Río Negro in northern Patagonia.

El Bolsón is famous for its mild climate

021  The first settlements of El Bolsón

on an altitude of 1'385 ft. [422m], framed

by mountains (Cerro Perito Moreno), come

into sight. The town with 20'000 people is

touristy, but likeable

022  “Is there some food?” – The peacock

at the “Camping Portal Norte” in El Bolsón

is catching our attention with a loud call

023  The small feather crown on its

head is a characteristic of the peacock

(Pavo cristatus)

024  The quiet natural river Río Ternero,

approx. 8½ miles [14km] north of

El Bolsón

025  Deeply forested hills are typical for

Argentina’s Patagonia regions. Here on

“Ruta 40” north of El Bolsón direction

Bariloche

026  We are approaching the famous

lake region of Bariloche, strictly speaking

“San Carlos de Bariloche”. Ahead of us

Lago Guillelmo, 3rd lake before the city

of Bariloche

027  A short photo stop at

Lago Guillelmo in the relaxing

nature of Patagonia

028  The dark blue, crystal clear

Lago Mascardi, surrounded by beautiful

mountain scenery

029  The dense forests of Patagonia

are true natural treasure troves

030  Another serene lake: Lago Gutiérrez

and the Bariloche suburb of

“Los Cohiues”, about 8½ miles [14km]

south of Bariloche (140'000 pop.)

031  Marshland reflecting

in a quiet pond

032  Emil at our breakfast table at our

lovely camping spot “La Bellunese” in

the “Nahuel Huapi” National Park close

to the Chilean border

033  One lake more beautiful than the

other: Lago Espejo. In the region of

Bariloche they enchant at every turn

Nature at its best: Beautiful serene azure mountain lakes, embedded in sweeping deep forest, along the scenic, 67 miles [108km] long

“Road of the Seven Lakes” from Villa La Angostura to San Martín de los Andes. It's part of the national highway “Ruta 40”

034  Lago Correntoso

035  Lago Villarino

036  Lago Machónico

037  Leisure time at the river Chimehuín at

the camping in “Junín de los Andes” …..

038  ….. where also ibises are

roaming the shore …..

039  ….. and buzzards (juvenile bird)

show up

040  Festively dressed gauchos crossing

the road at “Junín de los Andes”

041  Unspoilt and peaceful: Chimehuín

River near “Junín de los Andes”,

upstream towards the West

042  Our LandCruiser is crossing a

small salt pond on our arid onward

journey from “Junín de los Andes”

to the more northerly Zapala

043  A lof of uninhabited land:

Conifers break the monotony

of the stony hilly landscape

044  A lovely view before Chos Malal

over blooming flowers, hills studded with

greenery and the snow covered mountain

range Sierra Velluda in the Andes

045  It starts to bloom: A field of golden-

yellow shining daisies (Leucanthemum)

046  One of the “mini shrines” along the

road: They are marked with red flags …..

047  ….. in the tiny “chapels” are statues

of saints, decorated with artificial flowers

(see Gauchito Gil)

048  Spring arrived: A sprawling

white flower field along the road

049  The sleepy village of

Barrancas/Neuquén, where 25 miles

[40km] farther north at the junction

-36.57029 -69.82818 a 60ms [<100km]

long rough unfinished gravel road to

Bardas Blancas/Mendoza begins

050  A Statue of Christ is sitting

on a hill above the little village of

Barrancas/Mendoza like at many places

051  Living an isolated life: A farm with

its grazing cattle along the shore of a

pond in the arid landscape of Patagonia

052  A short lunchbreak on a pass of

5'207 ft. [1'587m] with view to

“Laguna Coipo Lauquen” between

Barrancas/Neuquén and Bardas

Blancas/Mendoza

053  One of the many dust clouds on the

60ms [<100km] long gravel road

(called Ripio) from Barrancas/Neuquén

to Bardas Blancas/Mendoza …..

054  ….. when a car crosses or over-

takes us, we are engulfed by dust, which

covers also the interior of our LandCruiser

with a layer of dust

055  Marshland is dominating ahead

of Bardas Blancas in the province

of Mendoza

056  Our night spot under a weeping willow

at “Agreste Jony's s campground” in Bardas

Blancas/Mendoza. The red “Deux Chevaux”

arouses nostalgia – as we owned also one

until our departure on 10/18/1984!

057  The “Ruta 40” to San Rafael and

Mendoza is climbing again 2'000 ft. [600m]

continuously to about 6'500ft. [~2'000m]

revealing beautiful views

058  Reencounter with the German biker

Karsten at the Malargüe Municipal Park

Camping. It is our third encounter in

Argentina

059  View over the Galileo Vitali dam

near San Rafael south of Mendoza.

It's fed by the Diamante river

060  Four black-necked swans (Cygnus

melancoryphus) on tour: They are the

largest waterfowls native to South America

061  Luján Playa – a commercialized

bathing resort at the shore of the Mendoza

River in “Luján de Cuyo”, about 17 miles

[28km] west of Mendoza …..

062  ….. 4ms [6km] further upriver, at

the camping “El Rincón de Leo” along the

old “Ruta Panamericana”, it is more quiet

and the background is more impressive

063  “Is it not a good life?” (Mendoza

River in camping “El Rincón de Leo” in

Luján de Cuyo near Mendoza)

064  A beautiful spot at the large

camping area (more than 1'700ft.

[>500m] long) “El Rincón de Leo”

in Luján de Cuyo near Mendoza

065  Emil is enjoying our quiet camping

life at the camping “El Rincón de Leo”,

where screeching parrots and cooing

doves are entertaining us

066  A white-black death-cap (Amanita

phalloides) of a considerable size is

sprouting on the grounds of the

camping “El Rincón de Leo”

067  Green monk parakeets, also called

Quaker parrots (Myiopsitta monachus)

are our noisy neighbors at the camping

“El Rincón de Leo” in Luján de Cuyo

near Mendoza …..

068  ….. also a shy guinea pig (Cavia)

shows up once in a while …..

069  ….. and the Picazuro pigeon

(Patagioenas picazuro) has also its

preferred outlook next to

our camping spot

070  3/13/2019: Farewell from Nancy,

owner of the camping “El Rincón de Leo”

in Luján de Cuyo. She worked 25 years

in Switzerland and speaks perfectly

Swiss German

071  The white dove made her home at

the porch of the camping “El Rincón de

Leo”. While roaming around, it unfolds

its impressing “fan-shaped wheel”

072  Campinglife pure: Emil at breakfast –

his favorite meal – at our camping table

Three different atmospheric pictures from our camping “El Rincón de Leo” in Luján de Cuyo near Mendoza:

073  Early morning view to the arid

desert hills of the Cordillera del Plata

074  A lovely sunrise announces a new day

075  Eerie thunderstorm

clouds are looming

Next website from southern South America:

Argentina Part 2 – from Luján de Cuyo near Mendoza to Cachi in Calchaquí Valley – March 13th to 30th, 2019

The African trip 2013-16:

CapeVerde: Santiago/Praia part 1 – November18th to December 13th, 2013

CapeVerde: Fogo – Dezember13th to 23rd, 2013

CapeVerde: Brava – December 23rd to 26th, 2013

Cape Verde: Santiago/Praia part 2 – December 26th, 2013 to February 28th, 2014

Cape Verde: São Nicolau – February 28th to March 13th, 2014

Cape Verde: São Vicente/Mindelo part 1 – March 13th to 20th, 2014

Cape Verde: Santo Antão/Eastern side part 1 – March 20th to April 7th, 2014

Cape Verde: Santo Antão/Western side part 2 – April 7th to 10th, 2014

Cape Verde: São Vicente/Mindelo part 2 – April 10th to 29th, 2014

Namibia Part 1 – from Walvis Bay to Windhoek

Angola Part 1 – September 26th to October 4th, 2014

Angola Part 2 – October 4th to 22nd, 2014

Namibia Part 2 – from Windhoek to the Angolan border, back again and on to South Africa

South Africa Part 1 – from Namibia border to Capetown – January 22nd to February 23rd, 2015

3rd Major Repair of our LandCruiser FJ60 - 1982  (due to two broken sideshafts)

South Africa Part 2 – from Capetown to Tsitsikamma National Park – February 24th to March 13th, 2015

South Africa Part 3 – from Addo National Park to the Lesotho border – March 13th to April 7th, 2015

Lesotho – April 7th to 15th, 2015

South Africa Part 4 – from the Lesotho to the Swaziland border – April 15th to 23rd, 2015

Swaziland – April 23rd to 28th, 2015

South Africa Part 5 – from the Swaziland to the Botswana border  – April 28th to May 15th, 2015

Botswana

Zimbabwe

Mozambique

Malawi

Armed Robbery in Malawi on July 31st/August 1st, 2015

Tanzania

Kenya

Ethiopia Part 1 – from Kenya to Djibouti – October 25th to November 18th, 2015

Djibouti – October 18th to 27th, 2015

Ethiopia Part 2 –  from Djibouti to Sudan – November 27th to December 9th, 2015

Sudan – December 9th, 2015 to January 8th, 2016

The continuation in Asia 2016-18:

Saudi Arabia – January 9th to 12th, 2016

United Arab Emirates – January 12th to April 10th, 2016

Iran – April 11th to May 6th, 2016

Turkmenistan – May 6th to 10th, 2016

Uzbekistan – May 10th to 31st, 2016

Tajikistan Part 1 – from Uzbekistan border to Dushanbe – May 31st to June 18th, 2016

Tajikistan Part 2 – from Dushanbe to the Kyrgyzstan border – June 19th to 27th, 2016

Kyrgyzstan – June 27th to August 9th, 2016

Kazakhstan – August 9th to 21st, 2016

Russia Part 2a – from Tretyakovo at Kazakhstan border via Lake Teletskoye to Gorno Altaysk – August 21st to September 26th, 2016

Russia Part 2b – from Gorno Altaysk to the Mongolia border and back to the Ukraine border at Krupets – Sept. 26th to Nov. 11th, 2016

Ukraine Part 3 – November 11th to December 8th, 2016

3rd Rejuvenation of our LandCruiser FJ60/1982 in Miri/Sarawak/East Malaysia from 2/6 to 5/3/2017

Sarawak-Kalimantan-North Sulawesi Part 1 – Miri - Kuching/Sarawak/Malaysia - Balikpapan/Kalimantan, by ferry to Sulawesi

North-Sulawesi Part 2 – Tomohon and surroundings to Tangkoko NP and onwards to Bitung with ferry to Ternate on North Moluccas

North-Moluccas Part 1 – Ternate and Tidore and onwards by ferry to  Sofifi on Halmahera on North Moluccas

North-Moluccas Part 2 – Halmahera and onwards by ferry to Sorong in West Papua Part 1 (Irian Jaya) on western Bird's Head Peninsula

West Papua (Irian Jaya) Part 1 – Sorong, ‚Trans Papua Road’ and onwards by ferry to Seram in Moluccas (Central)

Moluccas (Central) Part 1 – Seram and onwards by ferry to Ambon in Moluccas

Moluccas (Central) Part 2 – Ambon and onwards by ferry to Serui on Yapen in Papua

Papua Part 1 – Yapen and onwards by ferry to Biak in Papua

Papua Part 2 – Biak and onwards by ferry to Manokwari in West Papua Part 2 (Irian Jaya) on eastern Bird's Head Peninsula

West Papua (Irian Jaya) Part 2 – Manokwari, ‚Trans Papua Road’ and onwards by ferry to Makassar in South Sulawesi

South Sulawesi-Kalimantan-Sarawak Part 2 – Makassar South Sulawesi by ferry to Batulicin/South Kalimantan, Kuching - Miri in Sarawak

Continuation of 3rd Rejuvenation of our LandCruiser FJ60/1982 in Miri/Sarawak/East Malaysia from 7/16 to 9/22/2018