Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Argentina / Chile - Central

Central Park in Mendoza.  Not so happening during siesta. Enjoying live performances for the Dia del Artista in Mendoza. Mendoza asado. Mr. Meat! General San Martin park, Mendoza. General San Martin park, Mendoza. Let the tasting begin! Mmm giant wine! Sitting down to a lunch of the best empanadas and wine we've had so far! Old corking machine. Beauty queens of the wine labels. Jenn squeezin' the huge juice! Inside the giant wine tank. Believe it or not, I tasted all of this. Chugachugachuga wine train! Pizza and wine feast. At Filosofos bodega, Mendoza. Grapevines and the Andes. Norton's ancient cellar. Our loot from Northon's. Tunnels on the way to Uspallata. Difunta Correa or garbage dump? Difunta Correa. Wine, cheese, salami and olives; luxeries when wild camping. Riding in to the Andes. Aconcagua National Park. Aconcagua National Park. Riding in to the Andes. Windstorm in Los Penitentes. Hostel Penitentes. Puente de los Incas. Aconcagua mountain. Tunneling in to the Andes. Cristo Redentor International Tunnel. Welcome to Chile! Descending 30 switchbacks in to Chile. Pelican. Looking across the bay from Vina del Mar to Valparaiso. Pushing the bike uphill in Valparaiso. Sushi in Valparaiso! Colouful houses decorating the hills of Valparaiso. Elevator in Valparaiso. Fishing boats in the bay in Valparaiso. Clock tower and Valparaiso. Street art in Valparaiso. Street art in Valparaiso. Street art in Valparaiso, President Salvador Allende. Street art in Valparaiso. Street art in Valparaiso. Street art in Valparaiso. Street art in Valparaiso. Street art in Valparaiso. Street art in Valparaiso. Street art in Valparaiso. Hostel feast in Valparaiso. We'd vote for her. Ocean view from Pablo Neruda's house in Isla Negra. Pablo Neruda's house in Isla Negra. Wonderful campspot on the beach in front of Pablo Neruda's house in Isla Negra. Colourful boats in San Antonio. Seafood empanadas in San Antonio harbour. Chile in the springtime. 20 000km! Salto de Laja, Chile. Salto de Laja, Chile. Comtemplating the Rio Bio Bio in Chile.  The Southern end of the Inca Empire. Having a beer in Temuco while waiting for our host Kevin. The Chilean superhighway that we rode on for 5 days.  Yawn. Volcan Villarrica from the town of Villarrica. Fixing our bikes with Juan in Pucon, Chile. Javier showing us how it's done on the slackline in Pucon, Chile. Cycling through Parque Nacional Villarrica, Chile towards the Argentinian border. Parque Nacional Villarrica, Chile. Cycling through Araucania (Monkey Puzzle) trees in Parque Nacional Lanin, Argentina with Volcan Lanin. Checking out the ancient and strange Araucania (Monkey Puzzle) trees in Parque Nacional Lanin, Argentina. Araucania (Monkey Puzzle) trees and Volcan Lanin in Parque Nacional Lanin, Argentina. Araucania (Monkey Puzzle) tree and Volcan Lanin in Parque Nacional Lanin, Argentina.

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