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Originally Posted by ridetheworld
Hi Andi and thanks for that response what- a wealth of information! Cheers!
I wanted to start in Putre (it's good to know there's a pump there - last time in Tambo I had a real drama getting my tank filled!) and head south skirting the boarder with Bolivia, hopefully ending up in Colchane near the boarder crossing with Bolivia - then down to the Gigante hand.
My range is like 350k without messing around with soda bottles - can I assume there's no gasoline at Colchane? I found in Bolivia small villages usually sell (unreliable) gasoline but maybe not in Chile. Is there a pump near the gigante by any chance?
You're not the first to comment on Paraguay - maybe it's better explored as a backpacker than a biker! And I'm surprised Uruguay is expensive - maybe better off in low-season? I suppose I only wanted to go because they were relatively unknown to me. Thanks again for your input and hope to see you down south!!
RTW
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Heya RTW
In Putre there is no pump, just bottled/drum gas ....and it is nearly 2 x the price, still better than pushing though.
Not sure about Colchane gas we we turned out to the 5 prior, can anyone else chime in?, I think at least you can get bottled few like Putre.
Your next gas near on the Ruta 5 is 6 km south of the turnoff to Iqueque, no gas by Mano De Desierto ,if coming down the 5 be prepared for very long stretches of nothing, gas stations are few and far between in that area.
Yes I saw the other comments from bartman?, his story echoed in similar vein by many.
Yes Uruguay makes Brasil look cheap, gas is expensive, food, accom etc although camping in a proper camping ground ranges from very acceptable to free.
Rubber side down, catch you down south with some luck, we are two up on a KTM 950 Super Enduro covered in stickers to cover crash damage
Cheers Andi
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