Cycling Argentina

He contactado con grupos de Buenos Aires y La Plata que cruzan los Andes hasta Chile.
El centro cicloturista en Argentina es Bariloche-El Bolsón-San Martín de los Andes, allí en enero-febrero-marzo habrá cientos de viajeros en bici, que se juntan con los que viene desde Usuaia subiendo por la Ruta 40 hacia el Norte.

Yo voy a estar viajando en bici por Uruguay, pero en Enero espero estar por la zona de Bariloche.
En mi caso viajo solo, pero dispuesto a compartir días y jornadas con otra gente agradable.

Saludos,
Jorge Sánchez
Valladolid-España
www.biciviajero.es

Ter, 2011-09-20 21:06

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Thank you

This looks great! I will read it soon. Thank you for sharing.

Elena.

Sáb, 2011-10-08 05:06

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Argentina: mixed feelings

Hi Elena,

I cycled about a month in Argentina 4 years ago and my feelings about cycling there are really mixed. I went from Rosario to Comodoro Rivadavia, crossed to Chile and then cycled again in Argentina from La Rioja to Bolivia at the beginning of the austral summer.

Positive:
- I met some very friendly people, very warm, italianlike.
- Very cheap camping sites
- Whale watching

Negative:
- drivers do not care at all about cyclists
- narrow roads without shoulders and sometimes lots of lorries
- roads often in a bad state, lots of potholes or very bad gravel roads
- vast emptinesses
- hot, dry without much to see in the south
- often impossible to sleep at camping sites because of people celebrating and drinking alcohol all night

I wouldn't recommend a woman to cycle there on her own as you can be very isolated and I think it is advisable to really choose the area you want to visit, there are big deserts in this country.

As a cyclist I much prefered Chile, Bolivia and Peru in South America but it might be due to the itinerary I chose.

See you,

Etienne

Qua, 2011-10-12 14:28

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Hi Etienne;
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience of traveling in south america. I appreciate it.
Good luck with your travels.

Elena.

Qua, 2011-10-12 15:48

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Hello Again

Hi, I think that Etienne travel for not touristic route, which in Argentina is Imposible, (Iam Argentino), but In my country there is a lot of route for tourist.

I pass some links (not all are in bike, some in motorcycles):

www.jamerboi.com (Argentinian Travelers)

http://www.acampante.com/ruta40enbicicleta/ (this is the best route to do)

latar I pass more links.

good look

Qui, 2011-10-27 18:31

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