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The main axis of the area cordillerana is the National Route 40 and its difficult rubble surface. Also, the populations of the area are connected to each other and with the rest of the country by means of air companies and bus companies. In most of the roads it is recommended the drivers to carry to an extreme the cautions. |
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| Route National 40 |
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It is the main artery of the region and it almost unites all the points of tourist interest. It runs in parallel form to the mountain range of the Andes
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| The price of the gasoline |
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| In the whole area to the south of the parallel one 42, the price of the fuel in the stations of services is the half that in the rest of the country |
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| State of the routes |
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| The telephone of reports of National Vialidad is 0800-333-0073. Also, their posses, located in the main routes of the Argentina yen the entrance of the urban centers, offer data on the state of the roads Many times, the best information first hand on the state of the route it is obtained in the stations of service and other inns, as restaurants and bars, for where they constantly pass the travelers |
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| To manage on rubble |
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The main cautions are not to overcome the 50 km/h, to even light the lights during the day, to brake smoothly and to manage in low marches. |
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| Driving with snow and frozen roads |
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Who plans to travel the Andean Patagonia in automobile, without caring the time of the year in that makes it, it should be prepared to manage with unequal rubble, snow or ice in the routes.
It is recommended to take chains or special tires, as well as to carry to an extreme the cautions. In case the car skates or cross in a rubble route, it is not necessary to brake abruptly neither volantear, but reducing managing the accelerator
Before a frozen road or with layers of snow, the advisable thing is to reduce it speed to the end, not to step the control (to avoid the slip) and not to give abrupt blows with the steering wheel, even when it has gotten lost the control of the address. |
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| Steps to Chile and carnets of driving foreigners |
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The necessary documentation for anger Chile is DNI, identification or passport and green identification of the automobile. To authenticate a foreign identification card (except for Uruguayans and Chilean) it is necessary to be informed in the Automobile Argentinean Club: Tel. (011) 4802-0522. |
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| Walks and trips in ship |
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In the region several transfer options exist in ship. On one hand, from the jetty of Ushuaia you even-have trips to the channel Beagle, to the Antártida and the Chilean towns of Port Williams and Tip Arenas on the other hand, they are the walks for the Argentinean lakes, Viedma, Buenos Aires and Fontana. |
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| The patagonia on wheels |
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For those who choose to travel the circuits renting a car, an example: a vehicle can be obtained in Bariloche during three days for approximately $250 (sure and included taxes), with 900 free km.
The areas of the National Parks include routes, often of rubble, of difficulty variable. Some can only be traveled in 4x4, or they are impassable in winter for the snow. |
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| Airports |
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| Four cities of the region have air terminals |
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Rio Grande |
Tel (02964) 42-1612 |
Ushuaia |
Tel (02901) 43-1232 |
El Calafate |
Tel (o2902) 49-1230 |
Comodoro Rivadavia |
Tel (0297) 454-8190 |
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| For the long trips |
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Of the terminal station of bus of Retiro there are buses for all the destinations of Argentina and also for some cities of the neighboring countries.
The comforts of the bus and the prices of the trip vary of agreement with the companies. There are also quick services, with less stopped in route and bus-bed. |
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| Transport alternative |
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In most of the cities it is possible to find services of transport that the main tourist points travel. The tourist bus of Ushuaia carries out a historical journey for the city. |
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How to get there in car to Perito Moreno |
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From Comodoro Rivadavia, you must drive 386 km along paved routes starting in national route 3 to the south until Caleta Olivia, and there take provincial route 12 to Pico Truncado, where you must take route 43 to Perito Moreno. |
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Taqsa Patagonia
