Andes Mountains, Bike Touring, Bike Travel, Bikepacking, Border Crossing, Cycling, Pan-American Highway, Patagonia, Seven Lakes Argentina, Ruta 40 Argentina Pedals and Puffins Andes Mountains, Bike Touring, Bike Travel, Bikepacking, Border Crossing, Cycling, Pan-American Highway, Patagonia, Seven Lakes Argentina, Ruta 40 Argentina Pedals and Puffins

Cycling the Pan-American Highway and Seven Lakes Route: Puerto Montt, Chile to Junín de los Andes, Argentina

After cycling the Carretera Austral, we chose to cross the Andes quickly, trading Chile’s rainforests for Argentina’s arid foothills. The Pan-American Highway took us along the edge of one of Chile’s largest lakes, with towering volcanos in the distance. The volcanos’ destructive power was evident as we cycled over a mountain pass lined with ghostly dead trees. We then traveled along the Seven Lakes Route, part of Route 40 - one of most fabled and scenic roads in Argentina.

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