Argentina’s and Chile’s Lake District
A visit to the famous Lake District. From Villa Pehuenia to San Martin de Los Andes. The 7 Lakes route to Villa de Angostura. Crossing to Chile. To the tourist hotspot of Pucón t visit the nearby national parks.
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Out of the Desert to the Lakes, Argentina
From wine-induced urban life in Mendoza southwards on Ruta 40. Villages and small towns in the desert. Volcanic landscapes near Malargüe and finally on the way to Villa Pehuenia in the Lake District – another world.
Chile’s Most Interesting Towns
We’re about to leave Atacama Desert. A visit to Chile’s most colourful’n’chaotic town: Valparaiso, on to its proud Capital Santiago, then over the Cordillera to Mendoza in Argentina. To taste some Malbec.
Crossing Atacama Desert, North Chile
Entering the north of Chile to visit San Pedro de Atacama. Then the long and not too spectacular drive thru the Atacama Desert to reach the famous Elqui Valley. The center of Chile’s Pisco production.
Thru South Bolivia to Argentina
Out of Uyuni to the formerly richest town in South America: Potosi. There a visit to 1 of the most infamous mines in the world. On to beautiful Tarija and to Argentina’s Tilcara.
Bolivia – Lake Titicaca to Salar de Uyuni
Finally a new country: Bolivia. From Copacabana at Lake Titicaca thru the highland, passing La Paz and Oruro to reach Uyuni. Then a tour of 3 days to visit the salt flats and the desert towards the border with Chile.
Valle Sagrado’n’On to Bolivia
A week in Perú’s Valle Sagrado. To visit some more sites of the Incas and other sights. Still in a tourist hotspot. Nevertheless, not as bad s Cusco or Machu Picchu.
Over-Tourism in Perú – Cusco’n’Machu Picchu
The visit to the tourist hotspots Cusco and on to Machu Picchu. A journey thru a world somehow out of Perú.
The Long Way to Cusco, Perú
About 2300km from Huaraz to Cusco, including our side trip to Nasca and the back road via Ayacucho. Some quite long drives, crossing the Cordillera several times, along the Pacific thru the Coastal Desert bypassing Perú’s capital Lima.
Perú’s Cordillera Blanca
The visit to Perú’s most mountainous area. The tourist hotspot of Huaraz, Pastoruri Glaciar, Laguna Churup, the remote Callejón de Conchucos, and finally Laguna 69.