Argentina

Murals at Ushuaia post office HFF folks!

A scanned slide from Febr 2003. En route to Rio Gallegos on legendary Ruta 40. The PiP shows what's on the other side of the road. HFF, folks!

Ruta 7 near Esperanza, motorists beware of being blown off the road;-) HFF everybody!

Flowering Notro (Embothrium coccineum) in front of Lago Argentino/Brazo Rico and Perito Moreno Glacier.

First view of Lago Argentino from Ruta 40

Cerro Fitz Roy or Chaltén (Tehuelche for "smoking mountain" because of the frequent clouds) is a 3405m high granite peak in the Southern Patagonian ice field. In the note a wider view from further along the footpath, Piedras Blancas glacier is on the right. whc.unesco.org/en/list/145 Cerro Fitz Roy oder Chaltén (Tehueche für rauchender Berg wegen der häufigen Wolken) ist ein 3405m hoher Granitgipfel am südlichen patagonischen Eisfeld. Im PiP ein umfassender Blick ein Stück weiter den Wanderweg entlang, rechts der Piedras Blancas Gletscher.

A scanned slide from February 2003 when Ruta 23 was still unsurfaced. The typical dust trails were part of the fun;-) Cerro Torre (3128m) and Cerro Fitz Roy (3405m) are Patagonia's most iconic mountains and among the most difficult to climb (strictly professionals only). Seeing the top of Torre is a rare treat, usually it's shrouded in clouds creeping in from the Southern Patagonian Icefield. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitz_Roy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Torre Ein Diascan von Februar 2003. Ruta 23 war noch ungeteert, Staubfahnen waren typisch! Cerro Torre (3128m) und Cerro Fitz Roy (3405m) gehören zu den spektakulärsten Bergen der Welt und sind nur für die besten Bergsteiger machbar, normale Sterbliche bleiben unten:-) Cerro Torre ist wegen der Nähe zum südlichen patagonischen Eisfeld meist in Wolken gehüllt, wir hatten Glück, ihn frei zu sehen. whc.unesco.org/en/list/145

Legendary Ruta 40 is over 5000 km long and traverses Argentina from the Bolivian border to Magellan Strait. This was taken in good weather between Bajo Caracoles and Tamel Aike, 2 hours later we got into a snowstorm

Bruce Chatwin described Bajo Caracoles as "a crossroads of insignificant importance with roads leading in all directions apparently to nowhere". The hotel was built in 1943 and also serves as a shop and bar. The name Bajo Caracoles stands for the fossils found there