South America Log

This section is quite a detailed diary with all my movements across the involved countries in South America. Besides functioning as a sort of “position tracker”, it will hopefully provide extra info (timeframe, logistics, transport, fares, etc.) to anybody interested in a similar route in the future. So let’s continue the trip together !

CHILE:

December 29, 2019, Lonigo (IT) > Venice (IT) > Barcelona (ESP) > Santiago de Chile (CL)

January 14, 2020, Santiago > Chillán > Neltume, 405 + 479 km

  • by car
  • by car

January 19, 2020, Neltume > Santiago, 884 Km

  • by bus, ticket purchased online with Prime Bus, 16,000 CLP.

January 27, 2020, Santiago > Montevideo (URU)

URUGUAY:

January 30, 2020, Montevideo > Barra de Valizas > Cabo Polonio, 261 + 10 Km

  • by bus, ticket purchased at Montevideo’s terminal with Rutas del Sol, 710 UYU
  • on foot and boat

February 1, 2020, Cabo Polonio > Punta del Diablo, 66 Km

  • by truck, ticket purchased at Cabo Polonio trucks terminal, 135 UYU
  • by bus, ticket purchased at cabo Polonio bus terminal with Rutas del Sol, 157 UYU

February 2, 2020, Punta del Diablo > Santa Teresa, 9 Km

  • on foot

February 4, 2020, Santa Teresa > Chuy > Treinta y Tres 37 + 155 Km

  • by bus, ticket purchased at Santa Teresa’s bus terminal with Cot, 91 UYU
  • by bus, ticket purchased at Chuy’s bus terminal with Tur del Este, 359 UYU

February 5, 2020, Treinta y Tres > Melo > Tacuarembó, 115 + 203 Km

  • by bus, ticket purchased at Ega Bus office, 253 UYU
  • by bus, ticket purchased at Melo’s bus terminal with Posada, 493 UYU

February 6, 2020, Tacuarembó > Salto > Concordia (ARG) , 222 + 38 Km

  • by bus, ticket purchased at Tacuarembó Bus Terminal with JT Bus, 510 UYU
  • by bus, ticket purchased at Salto’s Bus Terminal with Flechabus, 135 UYU

ARGENTINA:

February 7, 2020, Concordia > Buenos Aires (Retiro) > Bariloche, 434 + 1580 Km

  • by bus, ticket purchased at Concordia’s bus terminal wih Flechabus, 1380 ARS
  • by bus, ticket purchased on ViaBariloche’s website, 4160 ARS

CHILE:

February 9, 2020, Bariloche > Entre Lagos (CL) > Puerto Fonck, 196 + 47 Km

February 10, 2020, Puerto Fonck > Puerto Poncho > Las Gaviotas > Laguna Los Quetros, 52 + 8 + 8 Km

  • by hitchhiking + bus, 1500 CLP
  • by boat from Puerto Poncho, 200 CLP
  • on foot

February 11, 2020, Laguna Los Quetros > Lago Todos Los Santos, 17 Km

  • on foot + boat

February 12, 2020, Lago Todos Los Santos > Petrohué > Valdivia, 30 + 216 Km

  • by boat
  • by car

February 13, 2020, Valdivia > Parque Oncol > Valdivia, 27 + 27 Km

  • by car

February 14, 2020, Valdivia > Parque Conguillio > Malalcahuello, 248 + 43 Km

  • by car

February 15, 2020, Malalcahuello > Malalcahuello National Reserve > Cráter Navidad > Malalcahuello, 17 + 10 + 27 Km

  • by car + foot

February 16, 2020, Malalcahuello > Chillán, 302 Km

  • by car

February 18, 2020, Chillán > Santiago de Chile, 404 Km

COLOMBIA:

March 9, 2020, Santiago de Chile > Cali (Colombia)

March 11, 2020, Cali > San Cipriano, 107 Km

  • by minivan, ticket purchased at Cali bus station, 26,000 COP
  • by “bruja”, 12,000 COP

March 12, 2020, San Cipriano > Cali, 107 Km

  • by minivan, 28,000 COP

March 13, 2020, Cali > Armenia > Salento, 179 + 26 Km

  • by minivan, ticket purchased at Cali Bus Station, 22,000 COP
  • by minivan, ticket purchased at Armenia Bus Station, 5,000 COP

March 14, 2020, Salento > Cocora > Finca Primavera (Los Nevados), 12 + 12 Km

  • by jeep, ticket purchase in Salento’s main square, 4000 COP
  • on foot

March 15, 2020, Finca Primavera > Cocora > Salento > Pereira > Medellin, 12 + 12 + 36 + 214 Km

  • on foot
  • by jeep, 4000 COP
  • by bus, 8,800 COP
  • by bus, ticket purchased at Pereira bus station, 51,000 COP

March 17, 2020, Medellin > Guatape > Medellin, 81 + 81 Km

  • by bus from Medellin Nort Terminal, 15,000 COP
  • by bus from Guatape main bus station, 15,000 COP

MEXICO:

March 20, 2020, Medellin > Cancun (Mexico) > Playa del Carmen

  • by flight, ticket purchased with Copa Airlines
  • by ADO bus from Cancun airport, 209 MX

March 21, 2020, Playa del Carmen > Tulum, 65 Km

  • by minivan (colectivo) from minivan station, 40 MX

May 6, 2020, Tulum > Cancun Airport > Milan Malpensa (Italy) > Lonigo

  • by taxi, 800 MX
  • by flight, ticket purchased with Blue Panorama, 1215 Eur
  • by car

CHILE 2.0:

May 28, 2022, Panama City > Santiago de Chile (Chile)

  • by plane, 317 €ticket purchased on Kiwi.com website.

June 6, 2022, Santiago de Chile (Chile) > Valparaiso, 116 Km

  • by car

June 7, 2022, Valparaiso > Santiago de Chile, 116 Km

  • by bus, 4.500 CLP

June 9, 2022, Santiago de Chile > Chillan, 405 Km

  • by bus, with EME bus from Santiago main bus station, 10.000 CLP

June 10, 2022, Chillan > Colmuyao, 120 Km

  • by car

June 11, 2022, Colmuyao > Chillan, 120 Km

  • by car

June 12, 2022, Chillan > Santiago de Chile, 405 Km

June 18, 2022, Santiago de Chile > Termas La Colina >Baños Morales, 109 + 11 Km

  • by metro + minivan (1.000 CLP) + hitchhiking X 6

June 19, 2022, Baños Morales > Mirador de los Condores > Santiago de Chile, 67 + 67 Km

  • by hitchhiking X 5 + foot + hitchhiking + metro

June 30, 2022, Santiago de Chile > Chillan, 405 Km

  • by car

July 2, 2022, Chillan > San Fabian > Lara > Chillan, 62 + 20 + 82 Km

  • by car

July 3, 2022, Chillan > Santiago, 405 Km

  • by car

July 16, 2022, Santiago > Trujillo (Peru)

PERU:

July 16, 2022, Trujillo > Jaen, 518 Km

July 17, 2022, Jaen > San Ignacio, 110 Km

  • by minivan, 20 S/

July 18, 2022, San Ignacio > Namballe > La Balsa, 105 + 5 Km

  • by hitchhiking
  • by hitchhiking

ECUADOR:

July 18, 2022, La Balsa > Vilcabamba, 154 Km

  • by hitchhiking

July 19, 2022, Vilcabamba > Cascada El Palto > Vilcabamba > Loja, 7 + 7 + 40 Km

  • on foot
  • on foot
  • by bus, 1.90 USD

July 20, 2022, Loja > Gualaquiza, 179 Km

  • by bus, 8.50 USD

July 21, 2022, Gualaquiza > Patuca Y > Patuca > Santiago de Tiwintza > San José de Morona, 137 + 7 + 77 + 65 Km

  • by bus, 8.63 USD
  • by hitchhiking
  • by hitchhiking
  • by hitchhiking

July 22, 2022, San José de Morona > Panintza > Puerto Panki > Taisha, 19 + 35 + 37 Km

  • by bus, 1.25 USD
  • by boat, 20 USD
  • by shared taxi, 3 USD

July 23, 2022, Taisha > Huamboya > Puyo, 114 + 95 Km

  • by hitchhiking
  • by bus, 4.50 USD

July 24, 2022, Puyo > Tena, 80 Km

  • by bus, 3.75 USD

July 25, 2022, Tena > Narupa Y > Papallacta, 35 + 88 Km

  • by hitchhiking
  • by bus, 4 USD

July 26, 2022, Papallacta > Laguna Parcacocha > Papallacta, 10 + 10 Km

  • on foot
  • on foot + hitchhiking

July 27, 2022, Papallacta > Quito, 67 Km

  • by bus, 4 USD

July 29, 2022, Quito > Rucu Pichincha summit > Quito, 10 + 10 Km

  • by teleférico + foot
  • on foot + teleférico

July 31, 2022, Quito > Y del Chaupi > Chaupi, 62 + 7 Km

  • by bus, from Quitumbe bus terminal,1.85 USD
  • by hitchhiking

August 1, 2022, Chaupi > Refugio Nuevos Horizontes, 12Km

  • on foot 

August 2, 2022, Refugio Nuevos Horizontes > Iliniza Norte Summit > Refugio > Chaupi, 2 + 2 + 12 Km

  • on foot 
  • on foot
  • on foot + hitchhiking

August 3, 2022, Chaupi > Y del Chaupi > Ambato > Baños, 95 + 43 Km

  • by bus, 0.35 USD
  • by bus, 2.50 USD
  • by bus, 2.50 USD

August 4, 2022, Baños > Puyo > Pailon del Diablo (Rio Verde) > Baños , 61 + 45 + 16 Km

  • by bus + rafting
  • by bus
  • by bus, 0.50 USD

August 6, 2022, Baños > Cuenca, 330 Km

  • by bus, 11.50 USD

August 8, 2022, Cuenca > Parque Nacional Cajas > Cuenca, 38 + 38 Km

  • by bus, 3 USD
  • by hitchhiking

August 9, 2022, Cuenca > Machala, 169 Km

  • by bus, 7 USD

August 10, 2022, Machala > Jambelì, 10 Km

  • by boat, 2.50 USD

August 11, 2022, Jambelì > Machala, 10 Km

  • by boat, 2.50 USD

August 12, 2022, Machala > Huaquillas border > Tumbes, 76 + 25 Km

  • by bus + taxi, 2.65 + 4 USD
  • by taxi, 20 PEN

August 13, 2022, Tumbes > Los Organos, 120 Km

  • by minivan, 20 PEN

August 15, 2022, Los Organos > Talara > Lobitos, 67 + 17 Km

  • by bus, with EPPO, 8 PEN
  • by minivan, 5 PEN

August 16, 2022, Lobitos > Talara > Piura, 17 + 117 Km

  • by minivan, 5 PEN
  • by bus, with MONTERO, 12 PEN

August 17, 2022, Piura > Trujillo, 428 Km

  • by bus, with EMTRAFESA from Gechisa bus terminal, 40 PEN

August 18, 2022, Trujillo > Huanchaco, 13 Km

  • by minivan, 2.50 PEN

August 20, 2022, Huanchaco > Trujillo International Airport > Santiago de Chile (Chile), 6 Km

  • by minivan + foot, 2.50 PEN
  • by plane, with Jetsmart

CHILE 3.0:

August 26, 2022, Santiago de Chile > Maitencillo, 159 Km

  • by bus, 8,000 CLP

August 27, 2022, Maitencillo > Concon, 42 Km

  • by car

August 28, 2022, Concon > Viña del Mar > Santiago de Chile, 12 + 122 Km

  • by bus, 450 CLP
  • by bus, 6,000 CLP

September 15, 2022, Santiago de Chile > Chillan, 405 Km

  • by car

September 19, 2022, Chillan > Parque de Aguas Termales > Chillan, 80 + 80 Km

  • by car

September 20, 2022, Chillan > Santiago de Chile, 405 Km

  • by bus, 17,000 CLP

September 30, 2022, Santiago de Chile > São Paulo > Brasilia > Macapà (Brazil)​ 

  • by plane, 275 €

BRAZIL:

October 2, 2022, Macapà > Santana > Ilha de Santana > Santana > Macapà, 22 + 22 Km

  • by car
  • by boat, 3 BRL
  • by boat, 3 BRL
  • by car

October 3, 2022, Macapà > Oiapoque, 578 Km

  • by bus, 140 BRL

October 5, 2022, Oiapoque > Saint Georges (French Guyana) > Cayenne, 192 Km

  • by boat, 30 BRL
  • by minivan, 40 €

FRENCH GUYANA:

October 8, 2022, Cayenne > Pointe Diamant > Cayenne, 25 Km

  • by bike

October 10, 2022, Cayenne > Saint Laurent du Maroni, 258 Km

  • by shared taxi, 25 €

October 11, 2022, Saint Laurent du Maroni > Esperance > Saint Laurent du Maroni, 11 + 11 Km

  • by bike

October 12, 2022, Saint Laurent du Maroni > Albina (Suriname) > Paramaribo, 146 Km

  • by boat, 4 €
  • by minivan, 150 SRD

SURINAME:

October 14, 2022, Paramaribo > Nieuw Amsterdam > Paramaribo, 10 + 23 Km

  • on foot + boat (50 SRD)
  • by shared taxi (65 SRD) + boat (50 SRD)

October 15, 2022, Paramaribo > Atjoni > Djoemoe, 178 + 55 Km

  • by minivan, 150 SRD
  • by boat, 400 SRD

October 19, 2022, Djoemoe > Atjoni > Brownsweg, 55 + 77 Km

  • by boat, 400 SRD
  • by minivan, 100 SRD

October 20, 2022, Brownsweg > Brownsberg National Park > Brownsweg, 12 + 12 Km

  • on foot

October 21, 2022, Brownsweg > Paramaribo, 105 Km

  • by minivan, 30 SRD

October 25, 2022, Paramaribo > Nieuw Nickerie, 229 Km

  • by minivan, 50 SRD

October 26, 2022, Nieuw Nickerie > South Drain > Molsen Creek (Guyana) > Georgetown, 37 + 10 + 186 Km

  • by minivan, 200 SRD
  • by boat, 435 SRD
  • by minivan, 5000 GYD

GUYANA:

October 29, 2022, Georgetown > Kurupukari, 334 Km

  • by minivan (x 2) + hitchhiking, 2000 GYD

October 30, 2022, Kurupukari > Lethem > Bonfim (Brazil), 216 + 5 Km

  • by car + boat, 5000 GYD
  • on foot + hitchhiking

BRAZIL 2.0:

October 31, 2022, Bonfim > Boa Vista, 124 Km

  • by shared taxi, 60 BRL

November 3, 2022, Boa Vista > Pacaraima > Santa Elena de Uairén (Venezuela), 214 + 16 Km

  • by bus, with Caburai Transportes, 75 BRL
  • by shared taxi, 15 BRL

VENEZUELA:

November 5, 2022, Santa Elena de Uairén (Venezuela) > Arapan Meru > Santa Elena, 82 + 82 Km

  • by car, 120 BRL

November 7, 2022, Santa Elena de Uairén > Santa Elena Airport, 10 Km

  • by shared taxi, 15 BRL

November 8, 2022, Santa Elena Airport > Pacaraima > Boa Vista (Brazil) , 10 + 214 Km

  • by hitchhiking
  • by shared taxi, 85 BRL

BRAZIL 3.0:

November 9, 2022, Boa Vista > Presidente Figuereido , 655 Km

November 10, 2022, Presidente Figuereido > Iracema Falls > Presidente Figueiredo , 13 + 13 Km

  • by mototaxi, 30 BRL
  • by hitchhiking

November 11, 2022, Presidente Figuereido > Porteira Waterfall > Presidente , 15 + 15 Km

  • by mototaxi, 30 BRL
  • by hitchhiking

November 12, 2022, Presidente Figuereido > Manaus, 123 Km

  • by shared taxi, 40 BRL

November 13, 2022, Manaus > Praia da Lua > Manaus, 15 + 15 Km

  • by motorbike
  • by boat, 10 BRL
  • by boat, 10 BRL
  • by shared taxi, 15 BRL

November 15, 2022, Manaus > Novo Airão, 195 Km

  • by shared taxi, 85 BRL

November 18, 2022, Novo Airão > Manaus, 195 Km

  • by shared taxi, 85 BRL

November 22, 2022, Manaus > Porto Ceasa > Porto do Careiro > Porto Ceasa > Manaus, 15 + 10 + 10 + 15 Km

  • by bus, 4 + 4 BRL
  • by ferry, 10 BRL
  • by speedboat, 13 BRL
  • by bus, 4 + 4 BRL

December 2, 2022, Manaus > Brasilia > Lisbon (Portugal)

  • by plane, 530 € (to Venice)

December 3, 2022, Lisbon > Venice (Italy) > Lonigo, 104 Km

  • by plane, 530 € (to Venice)
  • by car

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