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Route Argentina and Chile

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ARGENTINA 1

9 October 2007 Villazon (border Bolivia) - La Quiaca (3442m) 1.4 km (256 meters climbed, from Mojo in Bolivia, 35.9 km)

10 October 2007 La Quiaca - Humahuaca (3000m) 162.0 km (541 meters climbed)

11 October 2007 Humahuaca - San Salvador de Jujuy (1240m) 134.6 km (257 meters climbed)

12 October 2007 San Salvador de Jujuy - Salta (1214m) 97.3 km (707 meters climbed via ruta 9 "Cornisa")

13 - 15 October 2007 Salta (1214)

16 October 2007 Salta - Alemania (1199m) 110.1 km (517 meters climbed)

17 October 2007 Alemania - Cafayate (1700m) 87.5 km (746 meters climbed)

18 - 19 October 2007 Cafayate (1700m)

20 October 2007 Cafayate - Aimacha del Valle (1989m) 79.6 km (552 meters climbed)

21 October 2007 Aimacha del Valle - Tafí del Valle (2100m) 57.0 km (1097 meters climbed)

22 October 2007 Tafí del Valle - J.B. Alberdi (548m) 118.5 km (132 meters climbed)

23 October 2007 J.B. Alberdi - Catamarca (530m) 132.2 km (847 meters climbed)

24 October 2007 Catamarca - La Rioja (500m) 164.2 km (268 meters climbed)

25 October 2007 La Rioja (500m)

26 October 2007 La Rioja - Represa de la Punta (1030m) 140.7 km (632 meters climbed)

27 October 2007 Represa de la Punta - San Agustin del Valle Fertil (841m) 122.1 km (404 meters climbed), incl. Valle de la Luna 34 km

28 October 2007 San Agustin del Valle Fertil - Marayes (640m) 114.1 km (428 meters climbed)

29 October 2007 Marayes - Vallecito (Difunta Correa) (858m) 81.6 km (344 meters climbed)

30 October 2007 Vallecito (Difunta Correa) - Villa Media Agua (638m) 83.3 km (83 meters climbed)

31 October 2007 Villa Media Agua - Jocolí (636m) 76.0 km (44 meters climbed)

1 November 2007 Jocolí - Mendoza (703m) 48.7 km (203 meters climbed)

2 - 4 November 2007 Mendoza (703m) 5.5 km

5 November 2007 Mendoza – San Carlos (884m) 110.7 km (357 meters climbed)

6 November 2007 San Carlos – 25 km before Agua del Toro (1714m) 73.9 km (863 meters climbed)

7 November 2007 25 km before Agua del Toro – El Sosneado (1542m) 130.4 km (587 meters climbed)

8 November 2007 El Sosneado – Malargüe (1400m) 51.7 km (100 meters climbed)

9 November 2007 Malargüe (1400m)

10 November 2007 Malargüe - Bardas Blancas (1391m) 69.0 km (732 meters climbed)

11 November 2007 Bardas Blancas - 10 km south of El Zampal (1278m) 98.6 km (496 meters climbed)

12 November 2007 10 km south of El Zampal - Buta Ranquil (1127m) 89.3 km (1150 meters climbed)

13 November 2007 Buta Ranquil - Chos Malal (789m) 92.2 km (1119 meters climbed)

14 November 2007 Chos Malal - 12 km north of side road to Bajada del Agrio (678m) 114.2 km (891 meters climbed)

15 November 2007 12 km north of side road to Bajada del Agrio - Las Lajas (801m) 51.1 km (450 meters climbed)

16 November 2007 Las Lajas - 2.5 km east of border post Pino Hachado (1490m) 39.3 km (991 meters climbed) + 6 km in pick-up

17 November 2007 2.5 km east of border post Pino Hachado - Paso Pino Hachado (1864m) 10.0 km (405 meters climbed)

Subtotal Argentina part 1: 2,747.0 km

CHILE 1

17 November 2007 Paso Pino Hachado - Lonquimay (Chile) (1040m) 67.7 km (309 meters climbed)

18 November 2007 Lonquimay - Curacautin (684m) 75.1 km (618 meters climbed) + 4,5 km in pick-up through tunnel

19 November 2007 Curacautin - Temuco (107m) 88.5 km (396 meters climbed)

20 November 2007 Temuco - Villarrica (227m) 84.6 km (410 meters climbed)

21 November 2007 Villarrica (227m)

22 November 2007 Villarrica - south of Coihueco (235m) 73.1 km (742 meters climbed)

23 November 2007 south of Coihueco - Puerto Fuy (665m) 46.6 km (926 meters climbed) + 36 km in zodiac on Lago Pirihueico to Puerto Pirihueico

24 November 2007 Puerto Pirihueico - border Argentina (685m) 11.0 km (157 meters climbed)

Subtotal Chile part 1: 446.6 km

ARGENTINA 2

24 November 2007 border Chile - Hua Hum (660m) 3.5 km (49 meters climbed) + 35 km in sailboat to San Martin de los Andes (645m) + 6.1 km in San Martin

25 November 2007 San Martin de los Andes (645m)

26 November 2007 San Martin de los Andes - Lajo Espejo Chico (846m) 92.4 km (1344 meters climbed)

27 November 2007 Lajo Espejo Chico - Bariloche (770m) 111.5 km (1114 meters climbed)

28 - 30 November 2007 Bariloche (770m)

1 December 2007 Bariloche - El Bolson (300m) 126.8 km (1245 meters climbed)

2 December 2007 El Bolson (300m)

3 December 2007 El Bolson - Vill Lago Rivadavia (528m) 92.4 km (937 meters climbed)

4 December 2007 Villa Lago Rivadavia - Trevelin (343m) 91.8 km (1159 meters climbed) + 5 km in Trevelin

5 December 2007 Trevelin - border Chile 40.0 km (253 meters climbed)

Subtotal Argentina part 2: 569.5 km

CHILE 2

5 December 2007 border Argentina - Futaleufu (350m) 12.6 km (104 meters climbed)

6 December 2007 Futaleufu - Villa Santa Lucia (211m) 78.2 km (943 meters climbed)

7 December 2007 Villa Santa Lucia - La Junta (15m) 71.3 km (797 meters climbed)

8 December 2007 La Junta - Camping Las Toninas (= Puyuhuapi +18km) (14m) 63.0 km (781 meters climbed)

9 December 2007 Camping Las Toninas - Villa Amengual (302m) 74.6 km (1361 meters climbed)

10 December 2007 Villa Amengual - Villa Mañihuales (133m) 60.4 km (519 meters climbed)

11 December 2007 Villa Mañihuales - Coyhaique (470m) 90.4 km (1020 meters climbed)

12 December 2007 Coyhaique (470m)

13 December 2007 Coyhaique - Villa Cerro Castillo (481m) 98.2 km (1488 meters climbed)

14 December 2007 Villa Cerro Castillo - crossroad Bahia Murta (318m) 100.2 km (1082 meters climbed)

15 December 2007 crossroad Bahia Murta - Puerto Bertrand (367m) 94.0 km (1507 meters climbed)

16 December 2007 Puerto Bertrand - Cochrane (257m) 50.5 km (902 meters climbed)

17 December 2007 Cochrane - Lago Vargas (125m) 76.0 km (984 meters climbed)

18 December 2007 Lago Vargas - house of Sr Eliaño Reyes (145m) 71.2 km (834 meters climbed)

19 December 2007 house of Sr Eliaño Reyes - Villa O'Higgins (390m) 83.8 km (1307 meters climbed)

20-21 December 2007 Villa O'Higgins (390m)

22 December 2007 Villa O'Higgins - Balmaceda (390m) 7.7 km + Balmaceda - Candelario Mancilla (390m) by boat over Lago O'Higgins 3 hours + Candelario Mancilla - border Chile-Argentina (710m) 15.3 km (539 meters climbed)

Subtotal Chile part 2: 1,047.4 km

ARGENTINA 3

22 December 2007 border Chile-Argentina - Lago del Desierto Norte (556m) 5.5 km (68 meters climbed) + Lago del Desierto Norte - Lago del Desierto Sur (556m) by boat over lake 50 minutes

23 December 2007 Lago del Desierto Sur - El Chaltén (438m) 36.2 km (190 meters climbed)

24 December 2007 El Chaltén - Estancia Luz Divina (295m) 122.6 km (384 meters climbed)

25 December 2007 Estancia Luz Divina - El Calafate (206m) 97.3 km (608 meters climbed)

26 - 28 December 2007 El Calafate (206m)

29 December 2007 El Calafate - El Cerrito+48km (434m) 144.3 km (1086 meters climbed)

30 December 2007 El Cerrito+48km - Tapi Aike (328m) 21.8 km (74 meters climbed)

31 December 2007 Tapi Aike - border Chile (300m) 49.7 km (340 meters climbed)

Subtotal Argentina part 3: 477.4 km

CHILE 3

31 December 2007 border Argentina - Cerro Castillo+42km (182m) 49.5 km (315 meters climbed)

1 January 2008 Cerro Castillo+42km - Camping Torres del Paine (197m) 23.5 km (267 meters climbed)

2 January 2008 Camping Torres del Paine - Camping Pehoe (60m) 36.1 km (664 meters climbed)

3 January 2008 Camping Pehoe - Puerto Natales (20m) 100.7 km (1403 meters climbed)

4 - 5 January 2008 Puerto Natales (20m)

6 January 2008 Puerto Natales - Villa Tehuelches (220m) 150.5 km (858 meters climbed)

7 January 2008 Villa Tehuelches - Punta Arenas (62m) 104.4 km (451 meters climbed)

8 January 2008 Punta Arenas (62m)

9 January 2008 Punta Arenas - Porvenir (74m) by ferry boat + 15.1 km cycled (50 meters climbed)

10 January 2008 Porvenir - San Sebastian (85m) 144.0 km (1000 meters climbed)

Subtotal Chile part 3: 623.8 km

ARGENTINA 4

10 January 2008 San Sebastian Chile - San Sebastian Argentina (68m) 12.6 km (30 meters climbed)

11 January 2008 San Sebastian - Rio Grande (90m) 82.3 km (247 meters climbed)

12 January 2008 Rio Grande (90m)

13 January 2008 Rio Grande - Lago Fagnano (119m) 124.7 km (669 meters climbed)

14 January 2008 Lago Fagnano - Ushuaia (93m) 97.9 km (1074 meters climbed)

Subtotal Argentina part 4: 317.5 km

Total Argentina: 4,111.4 km

Total Chile: 2,117.8 km

Total Central America: 3,574.9 km

Total South America: 10,609.5 km

Overall total: 14,184.4 km

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