Argentina
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| Language: | Spanish |
| Capital: | Buenos Aires |
| Population: | 40,482,000 |
| Currency: | Peso (ARS) |
| Hitchability: |  (very good) to  (bad)
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Argentina is a country in South America. The capital is Buenos Aires. It has borders to Chile, Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay.
Hitchhiking culture
For hitchhikers Argentina can be divided into two parts. The North, which is pretty okay to hitchhike, and the South on which opinions vary a lot: it may be difficult to hitchhike if you get into the lonely dirt roads of the Patagonia, because population is scarce. But if you travel southward to the end of Argentina, rides may be a little bit hard, but they take you a long way along.
Argentina has a reputation for variable to long waiting times. Several hours isn't unusual overall.
It's considered normal to ask the people working filling tanks at gas stations to ask people for you. If you're a foreigner, do mention it! A Dutch guy mentioned that it seems to be a lot easier to get rides.
Toll Roads
There are quite some peajes (toll passages). In the South however, these are not so good and you will just be sent away after a while.
License Plates
License plates are black, composed by three white letters and three white numbers. If you're in another country and hitching to Argentina, look for these plates!
Maps
A normal map is pretty expensive, but there is a road map containing many countries of South America for something like 10 pesos. Map24 (in Portuguese) has information about the whole of South America.
Public Transport
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Regions & Cities
Patagonia has a single very crowded road, which is the national ruta nº 3 that goes along the coast. It is your better bet when heading South.Although there are often many kilometers in between villages, it is a well travelled road.
There are also some East-West roads, some of them being dirt, some being pavement. It is easy to get a ride on the paved road but dirt roads, however, are much harder because of the lack of vehicles.
The national ruta nº 40 goes from San Carlos de Bariloche (South) is a road that gets frequently closed off because of the bad weather and is reputed to be hellish to hitch on - fewer cars, unpaved sections and some people have said they have gone days without seeing anyone. Winding, remote mountain roads and bad weather conditions in any season but summer make it less travelled by truckers and therefore is not recommended. Gas stations are generally your best bet, although roadside hitching is possible.
- Buenos Aires
- Cordoba
- Gualeguay, Gualeguaychu
- Larroque
- Mendoza
- Neuquen
- Quines
- Rosario
- San Luis, San Marcos Sierras
- Villa Maria
- Zapala
Safety
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Border Crossing
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Eating & Drinking
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Accommodation & Sleeping
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Other Useful Info
- Autostop Argentina (in Spanish)
