Berny's photos with the keyword: Kangoo

Villa Tehuelches - Patagonia scanned slide, Minolta X700

We stayed at this Estancia near Ruta 40 overnight, a really interesting experience. As far as I remember, the size of the Estancia is about 80 km², Don Enrice, the owner, told us.Tapi Aike was established in 1904 by von Heinz and Stubenrauch in a relatively high area with poor pastures on the plateau. The name is ancient, an Aonikenk place name for the small brackish lagoon that is located there. The word means "kidney" perhaps it was a good hunting place for guanacos.- scanned slide, Minolta X700

In 2000 there were no facilities and our Kangoo was the only car around. The big cloud in the background is sitting on Monte Fitz Roy. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Back again on Ruta 40, pure gravel. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

In 2000 we were happy about the low water level, 2010 there was already a bridge construction across Rio Ghio (see PiP, opposite direction). - scanned slide, Minolta X700 (main image)

The shadow gets longer and we have still a long way to drive this day. We overestimated our average speed ;-) - scanned slide, Minolta X700, Fujichrome 100

As you can see, the cars have improved a lot over the years from 2000 to 2010 and 2015, from visit to visit ;-)) - scanned slide, Minolta X700 (main image)

The northern begin of dirt Ruta 41 (south of the village Los Antiguos), called Loma Atravesada. I've done this road 3 times, in 2000, 2010 and 2015. Nothing changed, except a bridge has been built, where in 2000 we had to cross the river bed. The road leads through perfect loneliness and wonderful landscapes. I've made a whole album about this road, if you're interested: www.ipernity.com/doc/berny/album/880040 scanned slide, Minolta X700

west of Perito Moreno and Lago Buenos Aires - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Straight traces show us the way on the dirt Ruta 40, which is paved today in this section - and much less exciting and adventurous. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Access road to the southern crater. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Driving upstream on Ruta Provincial 173, with the brave Kangoo, a very remote road along the Atuel Canyon. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Chilean border station and Refugio on the Andes mountain pass "Paso de Uspallata". As you can see, not much traffic up there ;-) The peak in the centre is Cerro Cabeza del Inca (4193 m). The summits right behind are Punta Desconocida (4360 m) and Cerro Alto de la Posada (4260 m). The PiP shows the Argentinean border station and Refugio. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

The whole region's most famous park is Parque Provincial Aconcagua, home of 6962 m tall Cerro Aconcagua, the highest peak outside the Himalayas and a favorite climbing destination. Reaching the summit requires a commitment of at least 13 to 15 days, including acclimatization time. A part of Aconcagua is seen in the far background. The peak to the left is Agua Salada Norte (4375 m), the mountains to the right are above 5000 m. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

It's recommended to stay on track ;-) see PiP's scanned slide, Minolta X700

In the meantime we would drive here along the shore of the reservoir "Punta Negra". - scanned slide, Minolta X700