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Oh, and regarding border crossings, Franta, the one east of Torres Del Paine national park (lost my Chilean map and can't remember the name) was a pretty sleepy affair with several KM of dirt road between the border posts.
Maybe see you on the road. I'm back in Santiago for a couple of months before returning north in November - you might pass me on the 40 somewhere between Mendoza and Salta!!!!
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Oh, and regarding border crossings, Franta, the one east of Torres Del Paine national park (lost my Chilean map and can't remember the name) was a pretty sleepy affair with several KM of dirt road between the border posts.
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Paso Laurita, I believe. Much more tranquilo than Paso Dorotea (also near Pto Natales)
However, that's not exactly heading towards Ushuaia (but not far out of the way). Depending on the river, crossing on TDF at Paso Bellavista instead of Paso San Sebastian (along Ruta 3) gives you another option for a calm crossing - without a computer system (as of early 2013) - and a nice dirt track.
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Looks like The border crossing at Rio Bella Vista isn't open until 1 Nov.....
.::Gendarmeria Nacional Argentina::.
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Like what has been said before, you can not import a bike into Chile, you'll get 3 months each entry and that's it. (I've asked the Aduana every way as I'm now living there, trying to get it in as offorad only but no joy)
Just transfer of papers to your name in Canada, then they ride to remote border and don't stop on the Chile side, ride into Argentina and pick up a TIP and never return to Chile with the bike. Nothing is impossible.
I've haven't crossed the land border in Chile yet, how does this TIP work? Reading other posts it contains Make, Model, licence plate and VIN, anything else? It must be computerised to show a foreign bike leaving? I assume it different TIPs for Chile and Argentina, not linked? Is there any paperwork for the bike to show on the Arg side that relates to it leaving Chile or vice versa?
I'm hatching a plan that relates to this post. Also anybody know what crossing don't have the Aduans directly on the route through, ones which involve drivers making the effort rather than check point crossings? Read about the Libertadores pass on this tread...ride with a purpose works, nice one!
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