Paraguay to Argentina border corssings / roads
 

Hi,

I'm doing some basic research on Paraguay at the moment & would be interested in visiting the 'Chaco' region (Loma Plata, Filadelfia) early next year (Jan/Feb).

Looking at Google Maps (and 'proper' road maps), it looks like most roads stop before the river Pilcomayo, and the area is swamp land.

Are there any border crossings between Paraguat and Argentina in western Paraguay? What's the road conditions there around beginning of February? What's the deal there (bribes/police/dangers/...)? Or is it all just as straight-forward as hopping on a ferry & get on with things?

Cheers
Bjorn

Paraguay in Summer is very hot. Western chaco will be hot and dry. I didnt take the road to Bolivia on that side of the border, but the one parallel to the border in Argentina that was in construction at that time. The landscape looked like Africa with some strange trees similar to baobabs.

I got stopped by the police one time on my way to Formosa, they looked suspicious as if i was smuggling thru the border, asked me a lot of questions and then let me go.

At that time of the year you should be safe with rain, especially since that area is experiencing a severe drought right now. But heat will be tough and water points sparse. Make sure you bring a lot of liquid.

Which route did you take? How hot was it? Any problems with fuel? Road conditions?

I've gone through the Turkmenistan desert (52 degrees at the time), so I guess I can bear it for the day. Or is 'safe' drinking water even sparse in the villages? (I wouldn't have thought so, as it looks reasonably populated in the area.... I'd take 5l of water for the day & then stock up next town, no?)

I left Bolivia in the morning, crossed the border at bermejo coming from Tarija. I took the 81 in Argentina which was in construction at that time (2 years ago). I stopped in Chaco in a small village by night where there was a small basic hotel with restaurant which is used as a stop over for buses. This is about 550 km west of Formosa. I run out of fuel but was offered some fuel in the village (no gas station at that time). I think the village was called Los Blancos.

They were building a double lane road, so the road should be finished now and some gas stations built on the way.

Here is a report from 2006 :

"
Formosa
Pavimentan la ruta nacional 95, la 81 y 88
El Administrador General de la Dirección de Vialidad Nacional, ing Nelson Pierotti recibió al gobernador de Formosa, Gildo Insfrán para avanzar en detalles acerca de la pavimentación de las rutas de la región. El gobernador Insfrán expresó que "en la ruta nacional N° 81, tanto en el territorio formoseño y salteño se está pavimentando en toda su totalidad. También se está pavimentando la ruta nacional N° 86, que corre de este a oeste, en forma paralela al Pilcomayo, y la ruta nacional N° 95, que es parte del límite con Chaco".

ChacoOnLine.com.ar · Noticias Información Chaco Argentina

You will note that the area got badly flooded in its eastern part last week, with 2300 refugees. Humidity goes from very humid on the west to very dry on the east.

Hope this helps.

Hi guys im going to spend more than 7 months in South America.
I'd like to buy a motorcycle like 125cc in Assuncion,Paraguay and than travel around South America (i have already done this kind of trip in Asia). My idea is to buy a motorcycle in Paraguay and than cross Argentina-Chile-Perù-Bolivia-Colombia and if i'll still have time, energy and money i'd like get Mexico too.
I have few question:

What kind of documents of the motorcycle do I need before leaving the country(Paraguay)?

Can i (Once bought the bike in Assuncion and obtained the necessary documentation) cross the borders of other countries without any problems?

and could i sell the motorcycle once in Colombia, being it registered in Paraguay? or should be better sell it in Mexico?
sorry for the many question