14.687 km

...driven on all kinds of roads.

From Ushuaia, also known as the "fin del mundo" in Tierra de Fuego

past El Chalten

along the famous Ruta 40

with its tiny, remote gas stations

across the country through La Pampa

to the Atlantic coast

and Buenos Aires

until finally reaching the desertlike altiplano in the north.

6 Border Crossings

...between Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Bolivia.

The shortest stay outside Argentina was the one day we spent in Colonia, a small beautiful town in Uruguay.

It can be easily reached in just over an hour from Buenos Aires by ferry.

This is the mountain town Iruya. It was our last stop in Argentina before heading over to Bolivia.

10 Wineries

…visited and lots wines enjoyed.

A lot of wineries in Argentina have beautiful restaurants which offer 3 course meals paired with their wines.

This was at the stunning Bodega Andeluna in the Uco Valley.

Their wines are delicious and surprisingly affordable.

Who knew that grapes can grow next to cacti...

Of course we also went to lots of wine bars to have a glass or two.

1 Gaucho Festival

… spontaneously joined in Tres Lagos, a tiny, dusty town along Ruta 40.

Get an idea of what Tres Lagos looks like.

We met several locals who drove over 1.000km to join this Jineteada, a two-day cowboy festival.

A lot of the participants come from Estancias, which are often huge, remote cattle farms. The horseback riders wear their traditional clothes and must stay on an untamed horse for a predefined number of seconds.

A special part of this competition were its commentators who sang for hours in rhymes to introduce the participants and comment on their performances.