Catamarca, Argentina: Road trip 28 ° 29 'S, 65 ° 47' W

Jacob Jørgensen, editor

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In Catamarca in western Argentina, there is a thriving car culture that makes a road trip a great experience.

Catamarca, Argentina: Road trip 28 ° 29 ′ S, 65 ° 47 ′ W is written by Jacob Gowland Jørgensen.

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The ultimate road trip is found in Catamarca, Argentina

Argentina is the ultimate country for a road trip. There is a thriving car culture here, and as the locals say: "Here even the poor have cars."

Here you can drive from the world's widest boulevard in Buenos Aires and out on the main road Pan, and 1.100 km later end here in the province of Catamarca with its fascinating desert landscapes.

The provincial capital is called San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca and is probably one of the most beautiful cities in the whole country. It's also one of the warmest - I have my personal heat record from here, 42 dry ° C in the shade on December 24th.

If you are going on a road trip in Argentina, just like in the USA, there is also one Route 66. Here the main road is called Ruta 40. It crosses the province of Catamarca with its more than 5.000 km of roads and runs all the way from the border with Bolivia in the north to Patagonia in the south.

World-class motor racing and national parks

If you are more into off-road experiences, the landscapes of Catamarca are also home to several stages of the Paris-Dakar wild motor race.

Catamarca is an obvious entrance to commendable Unesco sites and national parks such as Talampaya and Valle de la Luna, called the Moon Valley in Danish - which on an Argentine scale are just around the corner, ie 400 km away.

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It is recommended from here that you only go on a road trip to Catamarca - if you can live with unique nature experiences, a good infrastructure and few tourists. It's hard not to get excited.

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Really good trip around the Argentine roads in Catamarca.

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Jacob Jørgensen, editor

Jacob is a cheerful travel geek who has traveled in more than 100 countries from Rwanda and Romania to Samoa and Samsø.

Jacob is a member of De Berejstes Klub, where he has been a board member for five years, and he has extensive experience in the world of travel as a lecturer, magazine editor, adviser, writer and photographer. And, of course, most importantly: As a traveller. Jacob enjoys both traditional travel such as a car holiday to Norway, a cruise in the Caribbean and a city break in Vilnius, and more out-of-the-box trips such as a solo trip to the highlands of Ethiopia, a road trip to unknown national parks in Argentina and a friend trip to Iran.

Jacob is a country expert in Argentina, where he has been 10 times so far. He has spent almost a year in total traveling through the many diverse provinces, from the penguin land in the south to deserts, mountains and waterfalls in the north, and has also lived in Buenos Aires for a few months. In addition, he has special travel knowledge of such diverse places as East Africa, Malta and the countries around Argentina.

In addition to travelling, Jacob is an honorable badminton player, Malbec fan and always up for a board game. Jacob has also had a career in the communications industry for a number of years, most recently with the title of Communication Lead in one of Denmark's largest companies, and has also worked for several years with the Danish and international meeting industry as a consultant, e.g. for VisitDenmark and Meeting Professionals International (MPI). Today, Jacob is also a senior lecturer at CBS.