Ruta 40
Ruta 40, also called National Route 40 or RN40, is a route in western Argentina, stretching over 5000km from Punta Loyola near Rio Gallegos in Santa Cruz Province in the south to La Quiaca in Jujuy Province in the north. Understand[edit]Ruta 40, also called National Route 40 or RN40, is a route in western Argentina, stretching from Punta Loyola near Rio Gallegos in Santa Cruz Province in the south to La Quiaca in Jujuy Province in the north. It runs parallel to the Andes mountains. The southern part of the route, a partly unpaved road through sparsely populated territory, has become a well-known adventure tourism journey. Route 40 is the longest route in Argentina and one of the longest in the world (along with the U.S. Route 66, Canada's Trans-Canada Highway and the Stuart Highway in Australia without counting the unofficial Panamerican Highway), more than 5,000 km (3,107 mi) long. At its traditional southern end near the city of Río Gallegos it starts at sea level, crosses 11 provinces, 20 national parks, 18 major rivers, 27 passes on the Andes and goes up to 5,000 m (16,404 ft) above sea level in Abra del Acay in Salta. Prepare[edit]
Get in[edit]By plane[edit]The northernmost international airports:
On the south route :
The most popular air gate of the country among the tourists is the airport in Buenos Aires. There are 2 airports: Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery Airport and Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini Airport.
By train[edit]Major towns and cities are connected by rail services. By bus[edit]Argentina bus routes: [9], [10] or [11]. The most imaginative search is on [12]. By car[edit]Usually car rent offices work in the airport area. Without the famous car rental companies such as Alamo, Avis or Hertz [13] there are a lot of local companies with this type of service [14]. Make sophisticated car choice because of some areas of unpaved roads. Regions, from south to north[edit]
Cities and towns, from south to north[edit]
Other places of interest[edit]
Go/Walk/Drive/...[edit]Gravel road sections cover around of one tenth of the route. It can be met between La Quiaca to San Antonio de los Cobres; Cachi and Cafayate; Bardas Blancas and Ranquil del Ntc; Cabo Virgenes and at the Ruta 40 junction with national road N3; in Rio Turbio area; Tres lagos and Gobernador Gregores. These sections of unpaved gravel highway are called "ripio". Parts of the paved road also can be worn out. So before the travelling, study carefully the type of road to have less troubles on the way. Also the road goes through the some hills sometimes with hairpin bends, which are very windy and offers few/no spots to protect from the wind. Especially due to the rain and snow, a 2WD car struggles to pass some sections of this road and some cyclists were really miserable. The best travel time for the Ruta 40 is from September to February during Argentina spring and summer. It's more interesting to start the Ruta 40 from the north to south, because of the experience of spring in the desert-like north and summer in the icy south. Please note that many walking tours in Patagonia are possible in summer months from December to February. Take for the travel at least two or three months to experience the pleasure of it. It is no need to follow all route extension, when is possible to take part of it especially for cyclers or hikers even for car drivers, if there is a shortage of time. Stay safe[edit]
Go next[edit]In many places along the way you can easily enter into Chile
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