Chile to Argentina Border crossings July 2012, am I mad??!!?
For one reason and another I've been held up in Santiago longer than anticipated. It means I will have to do a border crossing in July. My experience has always been in fair weather so the prospect of crossing 3000+ metres in -10 temperatures solo with ice is a bit daunting to say the least. The Los Libertadores has been closed on and off for the last 2 weeks (open for 1 day today but still no number plates, so can't leave). Each window of opportunity I have been unable to cross so beginning to think I will head North for another crossing where I heard the chances of an open border are better.
Paso Jama S.P. de Atacama - S.S. de Jujuy
Paso Sico Antofagasta - Salta
Paso Socompa Antofagasta - Salta
Paso San Francisco Copiacó - S.F.V. de Catamarca
Paso Pircas Negras Copiacó - La Rioja
Any advice out there on which border would be the best to head for at this time of year - ease, safety, road quality, distance between towns, frequency of fuel stops. Or should I just hole up in Santiago until Libertadores is good to go. Never imagined I would be attempting this in full winter!
Mucho Gracias Amigos
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