I had it already, this myth, before coming.
But after traveling several times with small pieces of road trips and especially yesterday after having driven for 200 miles, I decided that this is a journey that we must absolutely do. And soon, very soon.
The Route 40 is one of the legendary roads like Route 66 in the U.S. or the Pan-American (but is a highway). traverses across Argentina in length, from the north to Tierra del Fuego, along the Andes all the way through and almost all of the most beautiful regions in terms of landscape: the Northwest, the Lakes region, Mendoza, the vast Patagonia.
is not an easy road, because it is 5500 km long, and because some parts of the mountains are in poor condition and are not even paved (some parts here in the Northwest are passable only by 4x4), and because in this region touches the highest point in the world for a viable car, past the 5000 meters. But ... go straight but it must be fantastic.
The stretch we did today, from Cachi to Cafayate, in poor condition but was just going through incredible landscapes, which in addition to 200 km are constantly changing, the peaceful village of Cachi to the fertile plains of the river that has carved the amazing Quebrada de las Flechas , from villages that seem abandoned (and still wonder how it is possible that there are people who live there) in isolated houses made of adobe, which almost merge with the landscape, from a valley looking absolutely lunar red rocks and mountains that seem to come from the land until the first huge vineyards of Cafayate, where the landscape becomes green again. 
We crossed streams that pass on the street, very few other improbable cross-car, we even laundry (be 'laundry is not the right word, the wheel has practically disintegrated) while we were in the middle of nowhere in a landscape between the' orange and red, which must be isolated so that there was even a fox who, intrigued by the event, approached us while we changed the wheel (not so easy on a road in that stretch was sandy). 
We stopped in a couple of dusty country you were to ask where was the sheriff, but also in places like Molinos where there is a beautiful hotel, all white, colonial-style (but who will go, then?) Routes between almost desert with the wind lifting the sand and creates mini-whirlpools ... We made only 200 km on 5500 and already it seemed like an extraordinary adventure, already the desire to continue on this road a bit from the aura 'Enchanted was very strong ...
And this journey has now climbed the ranks of all those I have in the drawer. It 's a journey not only with a capital, but with all the beautiful great big letters.
Okay ', I refer unwillingly. On the other hand I believe that the period October is right, when it is spring here in the north and still no rain, so arriving in Patagonia in early summer, when not too cold and all the places and tourist services are open and operating.
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