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Mount Fitzroy, Argentinian Patagonia



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Old 11 Dec 2006
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Just wanted to write and say that I bought insurance from Magallanes in Las Condes and it worked out great. Go there, tell them how long you need insurance for, and your golden for all of south america. 6 months for all the countries down here cost me 130 US dollars. Just be make sure they charge you the right price, my friend who doesnt speak very good spanish ended up paying over 300 dollars for 4 months..... But for me all went well, it took me 15 minutes and now I have now worries for wherever I go
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Another recommendation for Magallanes, Las Condes, Santiago

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Just wanted to write and say that I bought insurance from Magallanes in Las Condes and it worked out great. Go there, tell them how long you need insurance for, and your golden for all of south america. 6 months for all the countries down here cost me 130 US dollars. Just be make sure they charge you the right price, my friend who doesnt speak very good spanish ended up paying over 300 dollars for 4 months..... But for me all went well, it took me 15 minutes and now I have now worries for wherever I go
My experience with Magallanes was very similar this June. Fast and easy even with my beginner's Spanish. Cost about $US60 for two months.
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Bike from UK

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Just wanted to write and say that I bought insurance from Magallanes in Las Condes and it worked out great. Go there, tell them how long you need insurance for, and your golden for all of south america. 6 months for all the countries down here cost me 130 US dollars. Just be make sure they charge you the right price, my friend who doesnt speak very good spanish ended up paying over 300 dollars for 4 months..... But for me all went well, it took me 15 minutes and now I have now worries for wherever I go
Hi there - I turned up at the office of Magallanes complete with somebody to translate for me and they would not insure me? They had great difficulties inputting my foreign registration into their system. In the end, and after several phone calls 'upstairs' they said no. It seems that they were concerned (in the event of a claim) that I would be out of the country and so would not be able to contest any court action?

Now in Santiago (1st April 2009) and pondering options. The police said (when my translator rang them) just show your UK (invalid) insurance!
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Hi all.
I'm from Chile and I'm pretty shure that the foreign bikes with foreing drivers don't need insurance here. Otherwise it will be asked when you get into Chile.
Regarding Argentina, all the chilean bikes that cross the border from Chile to Argentina need an insurance. It will cost depending on how many days are you planning to be there. This is a specific insurance that is not sell everywhere. Only in some places. I know that near the border (Portillo/Uspallata) you can buy it. So you have to ask for the insurance needed to use in Argentina, not the obligatory for Chile.
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PLEASE HELP ....PROBLEM crossing from the Chile border into Argentina in Sico ... I didn't get my leaving immigration stamp in San Pedro (I didn't know to get it there its usually at the border when you pass through) when I got to the border they wouldn't let me through they told me no stamp no get through and also then if my bike is not insured in Australia not allowed in and also if its not registered same thing...

What can you suggest...

Do you need insurance to get from Chile to Argentina??
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I think it's a notorious border

I came from Santiago into Mendoza on Chile reg bike with no Argentina insurance and the border guard in Argentina just shrugged his shoulders, at the aduana which is combined AR/CL they were more than pleasant both to me and the Colombian biker I was riding with....I have Argentina insurance now...but maybe it's just that border in San Pedro is nasty now ???
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We have just crossed from Bolivia (via Ollague) to Chile and then to Argentina (via Paso de Jama). We looked for insurance in Calama, Chile but couldn't find anywhere that would insure our UK registered bikes (including Aseguradora Magallanes).

We weren't asked to show insurance when we crossed the borders at Ollague or San Pedro de Atacama/Jama just a few days ago.

Today we bought insurance in Salta. It was 270 Argentine Pesos (about 60 USD) for 3 months. It's also valid for Chile, Bolivia, Brasil, Paraguay and Uruguay (the paperwork we were given explicitly states this).

The insurance office was
Federacion Patronal Seguros
Avda Belgrano 819
Salta, Argentina.

It was very easy (even with our limited Spanish). I think they must've done the same thing for other foreign bikers before. They used our hostel address in Salta for the paperwork.

We don't know whether or not insurance is a legal requirement for foreign bikes, but we're happy to have the piece of paper now!

Mark and Claire
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Ollague crossing

Hi Mark.

I am planning to make the border crossing at Ollague in 2-3 days. Was there any complications there that I should be aware of? I am a US citizen so I am pretty sure I will be hit with another $140USD reciprocity fee. I am trying to find insurance that I can buy online for Chile and Argentina. Do you have an email address for the office in Salta where you bought your insurance?

Also, I'm assuming that you toured the Salar de Uyuni. Can you ride straight across it on your bike or do you have to be part of an organized tour?
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We entered Argentina on our Dutch insurance (the hell the officials at the Bermejo border don't read English let alone Dutch ;-).

We bought seguro in Salta today. Easy operation and it's valid for Bolivia, Chili, Uruguay and Argentina of course.

Beware that Federacion Patronal moved to Av Toledo 442 though...
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