Category: Argentinien
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Back to home
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After I had climbed my first 5000m peak with Cerro Vallecitos in the last few days and was able to celebrate another small highlight on my trip, it was now time for me to pack my things again and start my journey home to Germany after more than 3 months…
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Cerro Vallecitos – My first 5000m
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Start of the hike – Sunday 11.02.2024 I woke up at the hostel in Las Vegas around 8 a.m. and packed up all my things. I had a quick coffee and then set off straight away. My destination today was one of the lower camps in the Cordon del Plata…
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Culture instead of hiking
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Wine tour – Friday 09.02.2024 In order to find out a little more about wine growing in the region, I booked a half-day wine tour for today. Since this wasn’t supposed to start until 2 p.m., I still had half a day to relax. So I treated myself to a…
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Travel to Cerro Aconcagua
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Too dump to take the bus – Thuesday 06.02.2024 So the visitor to Aconcagua Park was scheduled for today. Just before 5 my alarm went off. I got up, got ready and then left my room to walk to the bus station. After a few minutes I reached the building…
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Arrival in Mendoza
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After leaving Patagonia behind me after almost 3 months, it was now time to travel further north. My next destination was the city of Mendoza in the province of the same name in Argentina. The province of Mendoza is the main wine-growing region in South America, producing most of the…
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Goodbye Patagonia
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Back to Bariloche – Thursday 01.02.2024 After visiting the various refuges in El Bolson over the last few days, I had to travel back to Bariloche today. Since I only had to take the bus back, I stayed in my tent a little longer today. At around 9:30 I packed…
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Refugio Tour in El Bolson
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After the last tours in Bariloche, I wanted to travel further in the next few days to the former hippie village of El Bolson, which is almost 120 km south of Bariloche. There I planned a few smaller hikes to the various refuges in the area. Drive to El Bolson…
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Refugio Otto Meiling
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Refugio Otto Meiling – Thuesday 23.01.2024 Since I did the 5 Lagoons Tour in 3 days instead of 5, I still had enough food for another short tour in the surrounding area of the national park. So today I wanted to go up to one of the huts here again.…
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5 Lagoons Trek
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After I unfortunately had to break off my last tour after the second day and didn’t want to sit around in the nice weather, I chose another multi-day hike for the next few days. This time it will go along 5 lagoons from Colonia Suiza, a small Swiss-style village, to…
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Tour cancellation – Nahuel Huapi Traverse
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Since my last blog post, I left Ushuaia and took the plane to Buenos Aires and from there to Bariloche. The city, also known as the Switzerland of South America, offers some beautiful trekking tours. In addition to the Nahuel Huapi National Park, which was founded in 1922 and is…
