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Santiago to Medellin via TdF Feb 2024 till?

I’m returning to South America at the end of January to pick up my RE Himalayan moto where I left it in September after riding it from Medellin to Santiago de Chile.
The route, photos and comments on this trip can be seen at this webpage: Driving motorbike around South America 2023

I applied for and got a 90 day extension of the TIP for Chile and left the motorcycle in a secure covered parking place until I return
It has had its 10,000km service and I am going to renew its SOAT for the mercosal countries via the Argentinian insurer that I used earlier. The reason I am getting back on at the start of February is weather conditions in Tierra del Fuego.

Below is a link to a map of the likely route:
https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hu...1&d=1704024812

At this stage I am looking to go as far as Uruguay, and depending on how things are going either take a short break (fly to Santiago or Medellin) or a long break (park the motorcycle for up to 12 months and fly over to Europe to meet up with my wife. I think I would prefer to do the short break option and go the whole way to Colombia.
Any comments and tips welcome………
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Thumbs up Great Trip

It will be interesting to follow
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Carreterra Austral is amazing and shouldnt be missed. I rode it all the length to Villa O’Higgins and backtracked a little to Cochrane and crossed over to Argentina at Paso Roballos. Valdez is half interesting town on the way to CA if you chose to ride in Chile. Motocamp in Pucon (if its still open for business?) run by a chilean RTW rider is a great place to stop by for a couple of days.

Some stretches of R40 in Argentina can be pretty bad - so do some research before riding there. Some interesting places in Argentina except from Ushuaia is peninsula Valdez and Viedma/El Condor (amazing beach and bird colonies)

Uruguay is ok, some nice beach places along the coast, Punta del Este/Maldonado is the most famous (but it is rather costly) smaller cheaper places are plentiful.

Inland Brasil is huge! Southbond I rode from Fortaleza to Brasilia, I rode for 4 days I the only thing I hoped for was that my bike wouldnt break down - because there some really isolated areas there. From Brasilia to Campo Grande and to Corumba I rode next - it was a bit better. Also the wetland area of Panantal is there and lots of wildlife can be spotted if lucky or maybe go on a guided trip?

The rest of inland Brasil and Venezuela I dont know but it looks a very adventorous route indeed!
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Thanks for the info Snakeboy, as per map I intend to go all the way to O’Higgins and then backtrack to cross into Argentina and then south to Ushuaia
I’ll check up on the other tips
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Talking Starting new trip in April from Bariloche to Colombia too

Hi! I am almost starting a new trip from Bariloche, Argentina to North (Colombia) in a couple of weeks. I have a Ktm 690 enduro R. I going to go from Argentina and then cross Chile-bolivia-Peru...
I would like to cross Amzonas (BR319) in August (less probability of rain).
I am not sure if it is allowed to share whatsapp information from here, anyway we can be in touch

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