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{{infobox Country
|country = of Argentina
|in = South America
|map = <map lat='-41' lng='-64' zoom='4' view='0' height='550' country='Argentina'/>
|language = Spanish
|capital = [[Buenos Aires]]
|pop = 40,301482,927000
|currency = Peso (ARS)
|BW = AR|hitch = {{very good}} to {{bad}}<rating country='ar' />|hitchbase = 9
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It's considered normal to ask the people working filling tanks at gas stations to ask people for you. If you're a foreigner, do mention it! A Dutch guy mentioned that it seems to be a lot easier to get rides.
Note that hitchhiking is usually much faster when [[Appearance|keeping clean]] and when you mind your personal hygiene. YPF service stations in Argentina oftentimes have very cheap, or even free, shower facilities. A few of them even have low-price laundry services that are an excellent resource for any type of traveler.
'''An Important advice'''
Argentina have some really deserted roads. Those roads get very few cars passing them.
It is recommended to check the roads on the map before you start hitchhiking.
If the roads have very few villages along them, you should consider taking a longer more populated route.
Because Although the shortest route saves you few hundreds of Kilometers, it will not help you if you are stuck on it for a day or two.
== Provinces and Cities ==
Argentina is made up of 22 provinces (''provincias'') and one autonomous city, [[Buenos Aires]].
[[File:img0080ow5.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[User:SAn|SAn]] hitchhiking in Argentina]]
* '''Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Distrito Federal)''' ⇒ [[Buenos Aires]]
* '''Buenos Aires''' ⇒ [[Bahia Blanca]] — [[La Plata]] — [[Sierra de la Ventana]]
* '''Catamarca Province''' ⇒ [[San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca|Catamarca]]
* '''Chaco''' ⇒ [[Resistencia]]
* '''Chubut''' ⇒ [[Puerto Madryn]] — [[Trelew]] — [[Comodoro Rivadavia]] — [[Rawson]] — [[Esquel]]
* '''Cordoba Province''' ⇒ [[Cordoba (Argentina)|Cordoba]] — [[Alta Gracia]] — [[Carlos Paz]] — [[San Marcos Sierras]] — [[Villa Maria]]
* '''Corrientes Province''' ⇒ [[Corrientes]]
* '''Entre Rios''' ⇒ [[Gualeguay]] — [[Gualeguaychu]] — [[Victoria (Argentina)|Victoria]] — [[Colon (Argentina)|Colon]] — [[Larroque]]
* '''Formosa Province''' ⇒ [[Formosa]]
* '''Jujuy Province''' ⇒ [[San Salvador de Jujuy]]
* '''La Pampa''' ⇒ [[Santa Rosa]]
* '''La Rioja Province''' ⇒ [[La Rioja]]
* '''Mendoza''' ⇒ [[Mendoza]] — [[Uspallata]]
* '''Misiones''' ⇒ [[Posadas]]
* '''Neuquen''' ⇒ [[Neuquen]] — [[Zapala]]
* '''Rio Negro''' ⇒ [[Bariloche]] — [[Cipolletti]] — [[El Bolsón]]
* '''Salta''' ⇒ [[Salta]]
* '''San Juan Province''' ⇒ [[San Juan]] — [[Barreal]] — [[Calingasta]] — [[Rodeo]] — [[Las Flores]] — [[Jachal]] — [[Encon]]
* '''San Luis''' ⇒ [[Quines]] — [[San Luis]]
* '''Santa Cruz''' ⇒ [[El Calafate]] — [[El Chaltén]] — [[Rio Gallegos]] — [[Caleta Olivia]] — [[Bajo Caracoles]]
* '''Santa Fe Province''' ⇒ [[Rosario]] — [[Santa Fe (Argentina)|Santa Fe]]
* '''Santiago del Estero Province''' ⇒ [[Santiago del Estero]]
* '''[[Tierra del Fuego]]''' ⇒ [[Ushuaia]]
* '''Tucuman''' ⇒ [[San Miguel de Tucuman]]
=== Northern Argentina ===
Even if northern Argentina has recently seen several cases of crime for both the hitchhiker and the driver, it's still easy to hitch there (unlike in Bs As). In 2011 two french female around Salta, Argentina, raped and killed by a local. And personal experiences of Chilean Truck Drivers, being drugged by an old lady he picked up, whom invites him to a Mate Drink. Unfortunately, 900 dollars was robbed. Since these problems are from the last 2 years, local Argentine drivers are scared of picking up people. Travelling by 2 or more is even harder.
But once you get rides, it will be one of your most smoothest rides. And people are very friendly. They like to invite you to (not drugged) mate´s and even some of there local foods, like the empanadas.
* '''Jujuy:''' Great landscapes and full colored mountains, you might wait up to 2 hours but you can be sure somebody will pick you up.
Don't bother about Gendarmes and checkpoints, I hitched right next to them.
''A friendly policeman even helped me find a ride at the Juyjuy/Salta border checkpoint'' -[[user:Dr.Keith|Dr.Keith]]
Take the 34. The 52 takes you across to the Chilean border and is great hitching as it is a major truck route and they are very helpful as a rule.
* '''Salta:''' Really easy to hitch here, I got picked up in about 30 minutes. Greener than Jujuy
* '''Tucumán:''' Harder than Jujuy or Salta, besides out of all northern provinces is the most dangerous... If you're heading to Bs As, you have the option of taking the train, it's from 770 pesos (17usd) for a seat, to 2700 pesos (60usd) for a two bed cabin, even if their incredibly bad designed website says tickets are sold out arrive a couple of minutes before departure and tell them you must get there. CARRY YOUR OWN FOOD AND DRINKS and prepare for the heat and the really
disgusting toilets hehehe...
* '''Formosa:''' People are not used to tourist and will be asking really weird questions, cause they don't understand what are you doing
there.. there's not a lot of traffic in the 81. But I never got stuck anywhere.. Beware of the extreme hot temperatures!!!!
[[File:C_rivadavia.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[User:narfette|narfette]] hitchhiking on ruta 3, Trelew, Argentina]]
* '''Misiones:''' [[User:Platschi|Platschi]] hitchhiked in a team of two through this area up from Uruguaiana to Iguazu and back and found its inhabitants extremely friendly and willingly to stop for hitchhikers. Except for night time and non-existing traffic at times, waiting times barely exceeded a few minutes. Be aware of the humidity and heat there, though, thus you need to drink a lot of water.
== Roads ==
Patagonia has a single very crowded road, which is the ''Ruta Nacional 3'' ('''RN3''') that goes along the coast. It is your better bet when heading South. Although there are often many kilometers in between villages, it is a well travelled road.
There are also some East-West roads, some of them being dirt, some being pavement. It is easy to get a ride on the paved road but dirt roads, however, are much harder because of the lack of vehicles.
The ''Ruta Nacional 40'' ('''RN40''') goes from San Carlos de Bariloche (South) is a road that gets frequently closed off because of the bad weather and is reputed to be hellish to hitch on - fewer cars, unpaved sections and some people have said they have gone days without seeing anyone. Winding, remote mountain roads and bad weather conditions in any season but summer make it less travelled by truckers and therefore is not recommended. [[Petrol station hitchhiking|Gas stations]] are generally your best bet, although roadside hitching is possible.
:In my experience, Ruta 40 is a moderate/difficult but possible hitch during tourist season. You'd be insane to try any other time. Your best bet on Route 40 (at least the southern bit) would be Chilean truckers. From Perito Moreno to Punto Gallegos, the Chileans use the Argentine roads for lack of similar infrastructure in their own country. Also Chilean truckers are way nicer than their Argentine counterparts.
For us (father, mother and two kids) hitchhiking in the so-called "Linea Sur" was great. There is indeed a hitch culture in Junin de los Andes, San Martin de los Andes, Bariloche, El Bolson, and Esquel. Local people do it and expect drivers to pick them up. You don't need to look a London City businessman to catch private cars, tourists, workers, farmers, and truck drivers both from Argentina and Chile. Our last pitch was from El Bolson to Rio Villegas, and there to the border at Paso El Leon (a.k.a. Manso Inferior), from where we walked up to Cochamo, Chile.
=== Toll Roads ===
There are quite some ''peajes'' (toll passages). In the South however, these are not so good and you will just be sent away after a while.
== Cities & Villages Resources ==[[Image:img0080ow5.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[User:SAn|SAn]] hitchhiking in Argentina]]* [[Buenos Aires]]* [[Cordoba]]* [[Gualeguay]], [[Gualeguaychu]]* [[Larroque]]* [[Mendoza]]* [[Neuquen]]* [[Quines]]* [[Rosario]]* [[San Luis]], [[San Marcos Sierras]]* [[Villa Maria]]* [[Zapala]]{{nomadwiki}}
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