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Continúo relatando mi recorrido por la Ruta 40. Hace cinco años hice esta travesía. Y hoy se las cuento.

La primera etapa, desde La Quiaca hasta San Antonio de los Cobres fue un viaje de experimentación.

Me estaba adentrando en un universo totalmente desconocido. Era la travesía más larga que intentaba hacer en mi vida, en moto.

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I continue to relate my journey along Route 40. Five years ago I made this journey. And today I will tell you.

The first stage, from La Quiaca to San Antonio de los Cobres was an experimentation trip.

I was entering a totally unknown universe. It was the longest journey I was trying to make in my life, on a motorcycle.

The great journey of Route 40 in Argentina from north to south: the first stage, from La Quiaca to San Antonio de los Cobres.

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En la segunda etapa, entre caminos de cornisa estrechos y peligrosos llego hasta Abra del Acay, el paso carretero más alto del mundo fuera de Asia.

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In the second stage, between narrow and dangerous ledges I reach Abra del Acay, the highest road pass in the world outside Asia.

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The great journey of Route 40 in Argentina from north to south: the second stage, reaching Abra del Acay.

Y en la tercera etapa me dí el lujo de beber un café en medio de las nubes.

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And in the third stage I had the luxury of drinking a coffee in the clouds.

The great journey of Route 40 in Argentina from north to south: the third stage a coffee in the middle of the clouds.

Después de ello sigo mi camino.

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After that I continue on my way.

En mi transitar veo la punta de los volcanes cubiertas de nieve casi de frente a mí, como su fueran la punta de un pastel gigante e inmaculado.

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In my journey I see the tip of the snow-covered volcanoes almost in front of me, as if they were the tip of a giant and immaculate cake.

Más adelante me encuentro con un argentino-alemán que viaja con una fotógrafa que pretende hacer imprimir un libro entero de imágenes de la Ruta 40 de Norte a Sur. Le he dicho de mandarme una copia una vez terminado. Me gustaría mucho tenerlo como recuerdo. Seguramente podré revivir la mayor parte de las fotos que me recordarán por muchos años la travesía realizada.

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Later I meet an Argentine-German who travels with a photographer who intends to print an entire book of images of Route 40 from North to South. I told him to send me a copy once finished. I would very much like to have it as a souvenir. Surely I will be able to relive most of the photos that will remind me for many years of the journey.

Luego conozco tres motociclistas con los cuáles comparto buena parte del recorrido. Dejamos pequeñas ofrentas (apachetas) como muestras de respeto a la tierra y seguimos camino. Tranquilos, sin prisa. Porque en la Puna el apuro no existe. Todo se hace con lentitud. Para no cansarse. Pero también, como es mi caso, para disfrutar la belleza de un paisaje único.

Nos lavamos las manos en las aguas termales y seguimos.

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Then I meet three motorcyclists with whom I share a good part of the route. We leave small offerings (apachetas) as signs of respect for the land and continue on our way. Calm, in no hurry. Because in the Puna there is no rush. Everything is done slowly. So as not to tire. But also, as is our case, to acquire the beauty of a unique landscape.

We wash our hands in the hot springs and continue.

Llegamos a un lugar terrible para cruzar donde cometo todos los errores posibles. Un poco porque me dolía el pie de la caída en la segunda etapa y otro poco por ignorancia. Finalmente con la ayuda de todos logro superar el difícil paso y continúo.

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We come to a terrible place to cross where I make all the possible mistakes. A little because my foot hurt from the fall in the second stage and a little because of ignorance. Finally, with the help of everyone, I managed to overcome the difficult step and continue.

En teoría para poder cruzar en moto esta serie de pasos tan accidentados es conveniente pararse sobre la misma para darle mayor estabilidad y poder acelerar mejor.

Finalmente llegó el argentino-alemán con su vehículo que si sabía como hacerlo y que me dio una serie de consejos importantes para las travesías futuras. Resultó ser un dirigente de la BMW.

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In theory, to be able to cross this series of steps so rough on a motorcycle, it is convenient to stand on it to give it greater stability and to accelerate better.

Finally, the Argentine-German arrived with his vehicle, who did know how to do it and gave me a series of important tips for future journeys. It turned out to be a leader of the BMW.

He aprendido la lección. Iré más despacio porque el peligro no ha pasado del todo. Algunos ríos están muy torrentosos.

Atravieso serranías de cardones, llamas y guanacos. La Puna se extiende hasta el infinito.

Me detengo en La Poma.

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I've learned my lesson. I will slow down because the danger has not completely passed. Some rivers are very torrential.

I cross mountain ranges of cardones, llamas and guanacos. The Puna extends to infinity.

I stop at La Poma.

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Recojo agua del río y me hago un café mientras admiro la naturaleza y las montañas.

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I collect water from the river and make a coffee while admiring nature and the mountains.

Hablo con pastores que me cuentan como muchos de ellos han muerto a causa de los rayos que con frecuencia caen en esta zona.

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I speak with shepherds who tell me how many of them have died because of the lightning that frequently falls in this area.

Encuentro un tramo de asfalto que me sabe a gloria. Por la tarde llego a Cachi. Unba joya de paredes blancas que con justa razón fue llamada Lugar Histórico Nacional.

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I find a stretch of asphalt that tastes like glory to me. In the afternoon I arrive in Cachi. A white-walled gem that was rightly called a National Historic Site.

En el camping municipal me reencuentro con mis tres amigos motociclistas y una chica brasileña que nos prepara uno de los mejores café que he tomado en mi vida.

Entre café y relatos pasamos el resto de la jornada recuperando fuerzas y esperando las sorpresas que nos podría deparar la travesía del día siguiente.

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At the municipal campsite, I meet up with my three motorcycle friends and a Brazilian girl who prepares for us one of the best coffee I've ever had in my life.

Between coffee and stories we spend the rest of the day recovering our strength and waiting for the surprises that the next day's journey might bring us.

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After having completed the first stage without problems

Luego de haber completado la primera etapa sin problemas

and the second contemplating the wonders of the puna landscape

y el segundo contemplando las maravillas del paisaje puneño

The would encounter the first (mechanical) difficulties in the course of the third stage.

Las primeras dificultades (mecánicas) las encontraría en el transcurso de la tercera etapa.

Roll and roll. It goes up and down the hill. With all senses alert.

Rueda y rueda. Sube y baja la colina. Con todos los sentidos alerta.

A distraction, speeding means losing control of the bike and ruining the trip. And perhaps with more serious consequences.

Una distracción, el exceso de velocidad supone perder el control de la moto y arruinar el viaje. Y quizás con consecuencias más graves.

And in the middle of this spectacular landscape, a true phenomenon: the beauty of a rainbow in the middle of the Puna.

Y en medio de este espectacular paisaje, un verdadero fenómeno: la belleza de un arcoíris en plena Puna.

And suddenly again in the middle of the aridity of the terrain, characteristic of the Puna, the water in our journey.

Y de repente nuevamente en medio de la aridez del terreno, característica de la Puna, el agua en nuestro recorrido.

Water that steadily descends from the mountains and seeps through the terrain on each decline it encounters.

Agua que desciende constantemente de las montañas y se filtra por el terreno en cada descenso que encuentra.

And suddenly the inevitable. I let myself be carried away by the enthusiasm and observe that endless landscape, I got distracted, I slipped and I went with the motorcycle to the ground.

Y de repente lo inevitable. Me dejé llevar por el entusiasmo y observé ese paisaje interminable, me distraí, resbalé y me fui con la moto al suelo.

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I manage to repair it and continue.

Logro repararla y sigo.

Finally I get to Abra del Acay.

Finalmente llego al Abra del Acay.

The highest place on Route 40 at more than 4800 meters above sea level.

El lugar más alto de la Ruta 40 a más de 4800 metros sobre el nivel del mar.

The old, long-suffering and beloved motorcycle, faithful companion of so many adventures, resists.

La vieja, sufrida y querida moto, fiel compañera de tantas aventuras, resiste.

Upon reaching the top I make myself a coffee. Cafe in the clouds.

Al llegar arriba me preparo un café. Café en las nubes.

Thank you for reading!

¡Gracias por leer!

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Posteo cruzado / Crossposting.

Source image map / Fuente imagen mapa.

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It is one of the little explored places in the country, but it is worth knowing. The new park, of 128 thousand hectares, now represents the largest reserve in northern Argentina.

It is very difficult to find a degree of biodiversity as pure as that seen in El Impenetrable National Park.

The national park is part of what Estancia La Fidelidad used to be and extends between the provinces of Chaco and Formosa, covering an area of ​​250,000 hectares, divided by the Bermejo river.

The origin of its name lies in the difficulty of entering the area. Nature is diverse.

Lush forests. Ancient trees and mammals of exuberant beauty form the recent El Impenetrable National Park, the largest in northern Argentina.
Its 128,000 hectares make it the largest national park in northern Argentina.
Its 128,000 hectares make it the largest national park in northern Argentina.

The Impenetrable is a must-see for lovers of hiking and nature.

Under the premise of preserving the Chaco forest and the diverse species of flora and fauna that inhabit it, National Parks protects its 130,000 hectares from times prior to its creation, in 2017.

Why should we know this place?

The Impenetrable today constitutes one of the few, best preserved and largest green lungs in Latin America.
For many years, the site was used as a sports hunting ground. Domestic animals, indiscriminate logging and hunting put their biodiversity and ecological sustainability in check, causing the extinction of many species and the decrease of others, such as the jaguar, anteater, tapir and crowned eagle, among others.

Entering the park implies observing the life of the forest and the interaction between its inhabitants, as well as finding out about the importance of its preservation, both for the species and for the health of the planet.

Location.

The Impenetrable is located within the Gran Chaco ecoregion, which also extends to the Northwest of Córdoba and in the countries of Bolivia and Paraguay.
It is the third largest forest area in South America, after the Amazon and the Cerrado, in Brazil.
The brand new National Park protects the last redoubt of virgin forest, the third in importance in South America.
Tourist promotion of the park is presented as an alternative to traditional economic activities in the area. An example is the replacement of livestock with the sustainable creation of non-wood products, such as bush honey, carob flour and crafts in chaguar.
It is very clear that preserving and producing is possible.

The National Parks constitute the most important protected natural areas in Argentina.

They conserve biodiversity and ecosystems; they protect paleontological and archaeological sites; they promote environmental education, scientific research and nature tourism.
We start touring the El Impenetrable National Park.

Fauna.

The Impenetrable, thanks to its recovery, became the ideal habitat for many critically endangered species and others threatened with extinction, such as the yaguareté, the carreta tatú, three types of peccaries, the anteater, the crowned eagle and the boa rainbow.
The yarará is a poisonous snake native to South America.
The high biodiversity and native forest of this nature reserve, which is in a very good state of conservation, is home to hundreds of species of birds, including the yabiré, the talking parrot, the black woodpecker, the charata, the rayador and the espinero fron reddish.
The Impenetrable houses endangered fauna such as the jaguar, the anteater, the tapir.

Flora.

In the El Impenetrable National Park there are carob forests. The quebrachos white and red from Santiago stand out.

Other species of the tree canopy are the palo santo, mistol, viraró, itín, moradillo, saucillo, molle, talas, chañar, Capparis, the drunk palo de flor blanca or yuchán and large cactus.
A specimen of drunk stick round tree top and beautiful flowers.
The albardones that border the Bermejo river abound with forests of river alder, Creole willow, and yellowwood. Somewhat farther from the river there are examples of soap stick and stone stick.
The carob tree is the most widespread tree in El Impenetrable and the most subject to illegal logging.
The quimilero peccary is the largest in the country and an exclusive species in the Chaco region that is in serious danger of extinction, mainly due to hunting and the disappearance of its habitat.
The Chaco land tortoise inhabits semi-arid chaco forests.
The Chaco region is the second largest block of forests in South America after the best-known Amazon region.
Snakes, tapirs, peccaries, corzuelas (fawns), rheas and all kinds of animals walk in herds still elusive
The trips to the center of the Argentine jungle were the inspiration for the famous storyteller Horacio Quiroga to write his successful anthology "Tales from the jungle", a work that realistically shows the variety of animals that populate the impenetrable missionary and Chaco forest.
There are around 40 national parks, and there are hundreds of protected properties, at least in theory, under provincial, municipal and even privately managed jurisdictions.
 
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