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'''[[Argentina]]''' is a country in [[South America]]. The capital is [[Buenos Aires]]. It has borders to [[Chile]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Uruguay]] and [[Paraguay]]. It is the eighth-largest country in the world, so there's lots of distance to cover.
== Hitchhiking culture ==
For hitchhikers '''Argentina''' can be divided into two parts.
The North, which is pretty okay to hitchhike,
and the South on which opinions vary a lot.
it may be difficult to hitchhike if you get into the lonely dirt roads of the Patagonia, because population is scarce.
But if you travel southward to the end of Argentina, rides may be a little bit hard, but they take you a long way along.
The advantage maybe in Argentina has in compared to many other countries in South America is that they are not foreign to hitchhiking.People know what you are doing when your thumb is out. So generally people will not ask for money and will understand what you are doing when they see you.Argentinians are the most common traveler you meet in South America, and although most people in Argentina didn't do a reputation for variable big travel, many didand the ones who did tend to long waiting timeshelp hitchhikers. Several hours isnAlso it't unusual overalls quite common to meet people who can help you do a long distance.
It seems to be much safer, faster, and informative to ask drivers at roadside stops such as gas stations and truckstops. Standing on the road with a thumb out can last for hours, and is really a last resort. If you want to go far, go with the truckers. __TOC__ They will carry you sometimes over 1000 km, and leave you at a good place to continue. Just keep asking. When you're looking for a ride at truck stops, keep an eye out for Brazilian and Chilean plates. Truckers from these neighboring countries are usually much more willing to give you a ride than the Argies, who will bullshit you about the transport company having sensors in the seats and harsh fines for taking riders.
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.
== Provinces and Cities ==Argentina is made up of 22 provinces (''provincias'Salta') 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]]* '' Really easy to hitch here, I got picked up in about 30 minutes. Greener than '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 TAKE THE 45 PESOS , you have the option of taking the train , it's from 770 pesos (17usd) for a seat, to retiro2700 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'Formosa:'('''RN3'' People are not used to tourist and will be asking really weird questions, cause they don't understand what are you doingthere) that goes along the coast.It is your better bet when heading South. Although there's not are often many kilometers in between villages, it is a lot well travelled road. There are also some East-West roads, some of traffic in them being dirt, some being pavement. It is easy to get a ride on the 81. But I never got stuck anywhere.. Beware paved road but dirt roads, however, are much harder because of the extreme hot temperatures!!!!lack of vehicles.
=== 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.
=== License Plates =Currency ==
Buses are expensive but unbelievable nice. Fully reclining seat and food provided. If you take a bus, treat it as a hotel and save a night's hotel fees.
Trains are super cheap but only serve limited routes. They are an excellent way to see the countryside and come in contact with a different segment of the population than you'd encounter on a 1st class bus. Highly recommendable.
In cities, buses usually require the use of cards (tarjetas)- you cannot pay the driver directly. Some, like in Rosario, have vending machines on the bus, but only accept coins (save your peso coins!). But usually you can ask nicely to use someone else´s card, either waiting for the bus or once you get on. Offer them 5pesoes, though they will often flash you on without accepting your money. == Safety ==One word of advice is that although traffic is much heavier in the north, the routes do cross major cities, and hitchhiking is much more dangerous near urban centers. It is advisable, if possible, to get off at the nearest pueblo and take a bus into cities such as Cordoba, Santa Fe, Rosario, etc. The same can be said for leaving. In the south there are really no big cities, and the highways all have gas stations, and the people are much more helpful. No danger there. == Border Crossings == Argentina has open land/sea borders with its surrounding nations clockwise: [[Chile]], [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]], [[Brazil]] and [[Uruguay]]. Some of the borders might not have their immigration (''immigracion'') at the border itself, but in the nearest town before the official line. Therefore, the no man's land might be walkable or not, depending on the location. Check on a map where you generally need exact change to stamp in/out before you go to avoid backtracking. Argentinian border crossings are pretty laid back. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] crossed 4 times in 2006 and doesn't have clear memories about it (coinsmeaning it's not that a big deal). You better avoid changing money at the border crossings though. See the currency section above. [[United States]] citizens must pay a $160 recipricocity fee to enter the country from any border. They are quite strict about this. Pay it here: http://www.migraciones.gov.ar/accesible/ As of March 2016, Americans no longer have to pay if staying less than 90 days and visiting for tourism. Canadian citizens need to pay a US$92 reciprocity fee as well. Can be paid on the same website as US citizens. === [[Chile]] === To exit to Chile there is a first stop where they give the driver a piece of paper moneysaying how many people are in the vehicule. If you are not going to go all the way with the same driver don't forget to ask for a specific piece that say you are crossing on foot or something. Also drivers can be reluctant to pick you up all the way through the border so a sign sayin' ''Frontera'' or ''Aduana'' might help (then you can speak with them in the car). If you are going to Chile: it is forbidden to enter with any kind of organic stuff such as fruits, veggies, beans, seeds, cheese, etc you can try to pass them in your pockets. Just be sure to declare that you are passing with some organic stuff (rice, mate, polenta) so they can't charge you for lying and play dumb if you get caught. Worked for me with one bag of pine nuts (piñones) and one bag of seeds. You can also only bring 2 packs of cigarettes, since they are much more expensive in Chile, or smuggle more. In the north, most of the trucks will not pick you up because are afraid that Gendarmes can complains, [[User:Eazy|eazy]] took a lift from a local truck and asked the driver to stop a Paraguayan truck for him. '''Chilean Border Crossings North to South''' The following is a list of all the major border crossings between Argentina and Chile, sorted out by [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]] and ordered from north to pay south. Not all of these have been hitchhiked by HitchWiki contributors. As most of them cross the Andes mountain range, not all of them stay open year round. Some might be hitchable in summer during the tourist season, but not outside that. Do your research before you cross! This was the disclaimer. '''''Paso Jama''''' is the northernmost pass across the andes from San Pedro, CL to Juyjuy, AR. Coming from Chile, [[User:Dr.Keith|Keith]] had to have his pack x-rayed. There are lots of Paraguayan trucks passing through here and few civillians. [[User:Dr.Keith|Keith]] waited 1.5 hours in San Pedro and 2 hours at the border. The border is at 4200m and can be extremely windy and cold, especially at night - be prepared! The immigration building on the Argentinian side is at the end of town. Crossing from Jujuy province into Region II de Antofagasta. '''''Paso Sico''''' on the Argentinian Ruta 51, nearest Argentinian hamlet is named Catua. From Jujuy province into Region II de Antofagasta. Let us know if you hitchhiked this. '''''Paso Socompa''''' on the Argentinian Ruta 163. From Salta province to Region II de Antofagasta, next to an active volcano. Let us know if you hitchhiked this. '''''Paso San Francisco''''' is between [[Copiapo]], Chile and [[San Miguel de Tucuman|San Miguel]], Argentina. There is little traffic along this route and you could wait for days at 3800m. Not recommended. Located on the Ruta 60. Crosses from Catamarca province into Region III de Atacama. '''''Paso Pircas Negras''''' on the Ruta 76. From La Rioja province to Region III de Atacama. Let us know if you hitchhiked this. '''''Paso de Agua Negra''''' on the Ruta 150. The customs office is near [[Las Flores]] 90km away. Crosses from [[San Juan]] province into Region IV de Coquimbo. [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]] got offered a ride from [[Rodeo]] and took it. This is the highest border crossing between the two countries, with a maximum altitude of 4.780 meters. A large chunk of the 180 km between border checks is unpaved, but with all the glaciers, it's one of the most spectacular routes across the Andes out there. The Chilean side is called Juntas del Toro and the nearest town city is [[La Serena]]. It's only open from December to April, and might close on other days as well due to bad weather. Read [[Las Flores]] on how to do it. '''''Paso Internacional Los Libertadores''''' between [[Mendoza]] and [[Santiago de Chile]] is probably the best option with lots of truck and civilian traffic. You will also pass Mt. Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Southern and Western hemispheres. There's a tunnel between the two countries. Goes between Mendoza province and Region V de Valparaiso. '''''Paso Vergara''''' on the Ruta 226. Crosses from Mendoza province to Region VII del Maule. Argentinian customs is 8km from the actual border. Let us know if you hitched this. '''''Paso Pehuenche''''' on the Ruta 145. Crosses from Mendoza province to Region VII del Maule. Migration is in Las Loicas, 40 km from the actual border. Let us know if you hitched this. '''''Paso Pichachen''''' on the Ruta 6. Crosses from Neuquen province to Region VIII del Bio Bio. Let us know if you hitched this. '''''Paso Pino Hachado''''' on the Ruta 242. Crosses from Neuquen province to Region IX de la Araucania. Argentinian immigration is 2,5km from the actual border. Let us know if you hitched this. '''''Paso Icalma''''' on the Ruta 13. Crosses from Neuquen province to Region IX de la Araucania. Argentinian immigration is 6km from the actual border. Let us know if you hitched this border. '''''Paso Mamuil Malal''''' on the Ruta 60. Crosses from Neuquen province to Region IX de la Araucania. Argentinian immigration is 1,5km from the actual border. Let us know if you hitched this border. '''''Paso Carirriñe''''' on the Ruta 62. Crosses from Neuquen province to Region XIV los Rios. Argentinian immigration is 47km from the actual border. Let us know if you hitched here. '''''Paso Hua Hum''''' on the Ruta 48. Crosses from Neuquen province to Region XIV los Rios. Argentinian customs is 3km from the actual border. The Chilean one is on the actual border. In Chile you need to take a ferry to get connected to the other roads. Let us know if you hitched here. '''''Paso Fronterizo Cardenal Antonio Samoré''''' on the Ruta 231. Crosses from Neuquen province to Region X de Los Lagos. The Argentinian customs is 17km from the actual border.[[User:SonOfaHitch|Son Of a Hitch]] crossed this border going from Argentina to Chile on February 2023. Hitchhiking was not super easy in both sides of the border, but not super hard either.Not so many cars passing, and also the road is only open I think between 8:00 to 18:00, maybe it's closed if there is some heavy snow.Had to wait until the border re-opened the next day camping next to the Argentinian customs.Camping as far as I know was not legal. It wasn’t very hard to hide. Getting out of Argentina was simple, but it was much harder getting into Chile.Between the customs there is a large distance, which will take you awhile to walk. So I chose to hitchhike, which took awhile.And then on the Chilean side you should ask for a personal crossing paper from the person in the boot on the entrance.Sometime they will only give the car driver a paper and not you, So you should ask for a personal one.The first two step are kind of easy, they might even talk in English with you, basically just checking your passport.before step 3 your should fill a paper that says if you have anything to declare.basically everything organic can get you in trouble. So if there is any doubt if you should declare or not, just declare.Because if you don't they might fine you. on step 3 they get a dog to sniff your farebag. In my case the dogs sniffed and "found" something.So they asked me nicely to open the bag. And I showed them what maybe would be a problem, and they said it's OK.From there it was a smooth ride to Chile. '''''Paso Pérez Rosales''''' on a Ruta with no number, from Puerto Frías in Argentina in Rio Negro province. Nearest Argentinian town of size is called Llao Llao, near [[Bariloche]]. You'll have to take several seasonal ferries in both Argentina and Chile to get here. The nearest town of size on the Chilean side is called Peulla in Region X de Los Lagos. This border is not visible on Google Maps, only on Open Street Maps. Please let us know if you accomplished this masterpiece. '''''Paso Futaleufú''''' on the Ruta 259. Crosses from Chubut province to Region X de Los Lagos. The distance between the two immigration offices is less than 1km. This is a major tourist hot spot, so hold if the border isn't closed, it should be fairly hitchable. Please verify the hitchability once you've crossed here. '''''Paso Rio Encuentro''''' on the Ruta 44. Crosses from Chubut province to Region X de Los Lagos. The Argentinian side has a town named Carrenleufú and the Chilean has one named Alto Palena. Let us know if you crossed here. '''''Paso Coyhaique/Coiaique''''' on the Ruta 74. Crosses from Chubut province to Region XI Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. The Argentinian customs is 2km from the border and the nearest Argentinian town is named Aldea Beleiro. Let us know if you crossed here. '''''Paso Huemules''''' on the Ruta 260. Crosses from Chubut province to Region XI Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. The Argentinian immigration office is less than 300m from the actual border and the nearest village is Lago Blanco. On the Chilean side it is 5km till the first town named Balmaceda. Let us know if you crossed this border. '''''Paso Palavicini''''' on the Ruta 72 (Ruta 45 on Google Maps). Crosses from Santa Cruz province to Region XI Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. The Argentinian customs office is 2km from the actual border. The Chilean customs is on the limit of Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez town as spotted by [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker. She took the next border. Let us know if you crossed this border. '''''Paso de Chile Chico''''' on the Ruta 43. Crosses from Santa Cruz province to Region XI Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. The Argentinian customs office is in [[Los Antiguos]] and the Chilean one in [[Chile Chico]]. This border is perfectly hitchable, as recorded by [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker in a vlog. No man's land is about 8km long. '''''Paso Roballos''''' on the Ruta SN near the Ruta 41. Crosses from Santa Cruz province to Region XI Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. The Argentinian customs office is 300 m from the actual border. The nearest village with facilities is [[Bajo Caracoles]] and oh boy, you don't want to get stuck here. Perhaps it's crossable in summer, but definitely not in winter. The nearest town in Chile is [[Cochrane]]. Let us know if you hitched this border. '''''Villa O'Higgins/[[El Chalten]] Foot border crossings'''''This area is sort of the hiking capital of the continent. There's many multi-day hikes advertized in both towns. Villa O'Higgins is the last town reachable by road from the "mainland" of Chile, via the Carretera Austral/Ruta 7. You could hitchhike all the way from [[Arica]] to [[Santiago de Chile]] to Villa O'Higgins without leaving Chile - that's 4.300km. South of Villa O'Higgins, Chile splits up in a million fjords, this is where Region XII de Magallanes (y la Antarctica Chilena) begins. Chile and Argentina have disputes over what land is owned by which country. If you want to visit the southernmost region of Chile without crossing to Argentina, there's a cruise from [[Puerto Montt]] all the way to [[Puerto Natales]] and even [[Punta Arenas]], but this won't come cheap.In [[El Chalten]] or [[Tres Lagos]] in Argentina, there's buses taking you to and from these hiking trails. One is named '''''Paso Fronterizo Entrada Mayer''''' on the Ruta 81. Crosses from Santa Cruz province to Region XI Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. Border check points are ''as the bird flies'' 12km. Rides may only be hitched from each respective main road. Permits may be needed to hike in this reserve. If you've done any border crossing in this region, please add more information. '''''Paso Don Guillermo''''' on the Ruta Provincial 7. Crosses from Santa Cruz province into Region XII de Magallanes. The Argentinian customs office is 3km from the border and the Chilean one 9km, so that's 12km of no man's land. Let us know if you hitched this border crossing. '''''Paso Fronterizo Dorotea''''' on the Ruta Provicial 20. Crosses from Santa Cruz province into Region XII de Magallanes. The Argentinian customs office is at a ski centre 2km from the actual border and the nearest town with facilities is Rio Turbio. Villa Dorotea is on the Chilean side with the customs office 4km from the border. [[Puerto Natales]] in Chile is nearby. Let us know if you hitched this border crossing. '''''Paso Laurita Casas Viejas''''' on the Ruta 293. Crosses from Santa Cruz province into Region XII de Magallanes. The Argentinian customs office is 100m from the actual border, the Chilean one is 4km away. This is the main direct border crossing from Argentina to [[Puerto Natales]]. Let us know if you hitched this border. '''''Paso de Integracion Austral''''' on the Ruta Nacional 3. Crosses from Santa Cruz province into Region XII de Magallanes. There's two buildings, but both Chilean and Argentinian customs are present in both buildings. From whichever direction you come, you always drive by the first building and get out at the second. '''Don't panic!'''At this border you can possibly expect a needlessly complicated and long process once you arrive to Argentine customs if their X-Ray machine is broken (which it often is).They must do a manual search of your bags and tend to find silly, irrelevant things like tin foil that are apparently a matter of National Security. [[User:Themodernnomad|themodernnomad]] was once delayed leaving Argentina at the Paso Austral to Chile for several hours because of a 'suspicion' that turned out to be baseless. Fortunately, the ''Gendarmeria'' have poorly trained attack dogs who care more about playing with towels than sniffing for contraband. The Argentinian drivers of [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]] who came driving all the way from Cordoba province to visit [[Ushuaia]] had all their apples stolen by Chilean customs, even though they crossed back into Argentina a few hours after! This was really tragic. Warn your Argentinian drivers! '''''Paso San Sebastián''''' on the Ruta Nacional 3 (which casually continues on '''Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego''' regardless of the fact that it's broken up!). Crosses from Tierra del Fuego province into Region XII de Magallanes. The Argentinian customs office is at the roundabout of the town San Sebastián, some 11km from the actual border. The Chilean customs office is 3.5km from the actual border. Use the border crossings to find direct rides to where you want to go. Argentinian plates driving into Chile will most likely drive all the way to [[Rio Gallegos]], while Chilean plates going into Chile will likely go to [[Punta Arenas]] via the [[Punta Delgada]] ferry crossing (hitchable).To find a ride to [[Porvenir]] in Chile, [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]] asked at the Chilean customs office if anyone was going there, and got offered a ride from a guy named "El Gordo" (''TheFat One'') by his colleagues. His real name is Sergio, as vaguely remembered, and he drives a red Toyota Hilux. This hitchhiker gave up on trying to find an earlier ride and did crossword puzzles instead until Sergio appeared and drove her the 140km to [[Porvenir]] in no time. With excellent suspension, the ride was smooth and glorious, while driving past the Bahía Inutil (''Useless Bay'') chasing the imminent sunset. '''''Other Border Crossings on Tierra del Fuego'''''One example may be the ferry from [[Ushuaia]] to [[Puerto Navarino]] or [[Puerto Williams]] in Chile. This little boat may only need to cross less than 10km of water in the Beagle Channel, yet costs a magical US$200 ''or more''. There's a cruise between Puerto Williams and [[Punta Arenas]], if you really want to visit '''The World's Southernmost Village''', but it will probably cost you a kidney, too.Other land borders may exist between Estancia San José (Argentina) and Camerón (Chile), but as if hitchhiking isn't hard enough on the main roads of Tierra del Fuego. Kudos if you did hitch another border crossing, and again, please add information here if you did! === [[Bolivia]] === Some of you might need to apply for a visa or pay a reciprocity fee when entering Bolivia. It's surprisingly strict to get in. The immigration officers are not very good at making you feel welcome into their country. After filling in a form at the border, [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]] got shouted at and her form destroyed and tossed by the Bolivian immigration officer because he deemed her handwriting unreadable. '''Bolivian Border Crossings West to East''' Here's a list of all major border crossings between Argentina and Bolivia. One can enter Bolivia from Argentina from either the province of Salta or Jujuy. This border region has a lot of poverty, so most of them don't have fancy border complexes and paved roads, and one may have to find their entry/exit stamp very far away. Most of these border crossings are also at high altitude and some of them are not open year round. Be careful with bringing coca leafs into or from the countries. The list is not comprehensive and you are welcome to add more information. '''''Paso Fronterizo Villazon''''' on the Ruta 9. The Argentinian town is called La Quiaca in Jujuy Province and the Bolivian one Villazón in Potosi Department. Immigration offices are 100m apart and the two towns are stuck together. East of this border are a few minor roads also crossing, but they don't have immigration offices, so only pursue those 1 peso coinsat your own risk. Let us know if you hitched this border. '''''Mecoya/Rio Santa Rosa''''' on a side road of the Ruta 7 in Salta province. This one is not findable on Google Maps, but visible on Open Street Maps. The immigration office seems to be in the village called Santa Victoria in Argentina. You'll pass a town named Pucara de San Bernardo. Mecoya, the town on the Bolivian side, is 100km from the city of Tajira, Tajira Department, Bolivia. Let us know if you hitched this border. '''''Condado/La Mamora''''' on the Ruta provincial 19 in Salta province, leading into Tajira department. Again, not findable yet on Google Maps, while Open Street Maps is pretty confident about this one. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''''Panambí Ferry to Porto Vera Cruz''''' on the Ruta 81 starts goes form Embarcación provincial 5, village of Panambí, Misiones province. The Brazilian town is Porto Vera Cruz, State of Rio Grande do Sul. Argentinian customs are on the shore next to Formosathe municipal camping. Let us know if you hitched this border. (Border city with Paraguay)<p>Ruta 11 goes from Formosa to Corrientes/Resistencia (Border cities with southern Paraguay)</P>
'''''San Javier Ferry to Porto Xavier''''' on the Ruta provincial 2, town of San Javier, Misiones province. The Brazilian town is Porto Xavier, State of Rio Grande do Sul. Customs of both countries are directly on the shores of the Rio Uruguay. Let us know if you hitched this border.
'''''Ferry Buenos Aires - Colonia del Sacramento''''' is by far the most popular way to get to Uruguay. There's three companies that operate on this crossing and there's a ferry leaving every 2 hours. The companies are Buquebus, Seacat Colonia and Colonia express. Seacat is usually the cheapest. You can book your tickets online and if you don't have a credit card, ask an Argentinian CS host to buy it and pay it back to them in cash. [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]] took this ferry in 2016 (and 2011) and found out that (somehow) tickets were half price if you paid them in Uruguayan pesos. No guarantee that this is still the case, but it's worth to play around with it. She paid €20 for a one-way ticket. The ferry terminal is in the neighborhood of Puerto Madero in Buenos Aires and can be rather busy on weekends when people do the shopping in Uruguay. In summer, there's more ferries per day and more people taking them. You get the Argentinian exit and Uruguayan entry stamp both on the Argentinian side when you travel in this direction. People are very pushy to go on board. Loads of competition to get a window seat.
== Personal Experiences ==
''There's a stark difference between Patagonia and everything that's north of it. My waiting times have been between one second and one complete day. Hitchhiking in Patagonia in autumn was quite terrible, especially when headed south. Once I was going north on the Ruta Nacional 3, rides started to come easier. It's still best to find rides on YPF and Petrobras gas stations, to secure rides, but I've also managed to get by with just a thumb and/or sign. Getting out of the bigger cities ranges from easy peasy to complete hell. Argentinians are super friendly - especially in the north - and always offer to share their mate with you. I hitchhiked in all seasons over the course of about 6 months in 2016 and some in 2017. Preparation for the weather is key to how you're going to experience this vast land.'' - [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]]
''I find that hitching on the road less traveled means quicker rides with the one or two cars that pass within the hour. YPF gas stations are great. Camped all over without any hassles. Hitching in the north should be done via gas stations. Yeah, it's less interesting, but that's how you're going to get the rides you want.'' - [[User:Chael777|Chael]]
''Hitchhiking at the Ruta 81 that crosses the entire Formosa Province, is hell. The heat is incredible, and people dont really know why they have to pick you up. Me and Patrick almost got shot from a local farmer, as we tried to get aid on water. A Truck intentionally tried to kill us at night while we walked. But out of that people are just lovely. Formosan chicks are really beautiful. Id recommend getting your rides at YPF gas stations.'' - [[User:fyrexia|fyrexia]] Here is a short analysis of hitchhiking in Argentina by [[User:Korn|Korn]] on [https://warmroads.de/en/hitchhiking-in-9-argentina/ - warmroads.] I hitchhiked Argentina in the begging of 2023 for almost 90 days. In general I felt the hitchhiking was really good. Before that in Bolivia I was mainly hoping for trucks,Becuase normal cars asked me for money, which i didn't have. But in Argentina I got rides from everyone, including many invatiations from people to their houses and meals.It did start a bit slow. Average waiting time of more than an hour. But I would also get rides that take me really far, so I would do a really good distance everyday.I did do a mistake once. Which was to trust some drivers that offered me a ride to the middle of nowhere. They told me many people cross their village going to my destination,I guess for them many is really different from my definition of many, because barely any cars past. 15 cars an hour (I counted). So I was stuck there for a whole day. == Other Useful Info Resources =={{nomadwiki}}
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