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31 Jul 2010
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There are differences between "in theory" and "on the ground." The fee has not yet been charged at land borders for either Chile or Argentina. Chile stopped charging at the airport as well after the earthquake, but might have started again. Note that my information gets more stale every passing day, and check for yourself.
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(18,000 road miles from my final departure from Argentina)
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3 Aug 2010
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Originally Posted by markharf
There are differences between "in theory" and "on the ground." The fee has not yet been charged at land borders for either Chile or Argentina. Chile stopped charging at the airport as well after the earthquake, but might have started again. Note that my information gets more stale every passing day, and check for yourself.
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I showed up at SCL from the states with a new PP on june 1st 2010 and was charged $131 for the reciprocity fee. It lasts the life of your passport. I toyed with the idea of moving my old one to my new PP, but I am glad I did not try it. They check very thoroughly.
No one has ever looked for the reciprocity paper at any land crossing.
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Hi,
I did most of the passes between Sico and Mendoza a few months ago.
I liked Aguas negras best, and I would really like to do it again in Sept. Does anybody know where I can get info about snow? Forgot my snowchains.
No fees or visas, as far as I know.
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On my way north, I crossed back into Chile at Los Antiguos, then rode the Carretera Austral north to Futaleufu, where I crossed back into Argentina to Trevelin, then north through Bariloche, San Martin de los Andes, and up to Mendoza before crossing back into Chile on the highway that runs west, brings you back just north of Santiago. I kept on going to the coast at Viña del Mar. Nice spot.
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Thanks folks.
You're planning my route for me! My Chiule and Argentina maps are now covered in yellow highlighter with your recommendations!
I havent even looked at the best road sticky thread yet!
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