Border crossing fun...

Trip Start Aug 30, 2008
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Trip End Oct 31, 2008


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Saturday, September 20, 2008

So I arrived into Villazon by train around 6.30am.  Left last night around 10.30pm, and the train was comfy and warm, but some dust seemed to get in, which wasn´t too much fun. 

Anyways, bought a ticket to Salta which cost 70 pesos, which I later found out I could have bought for about 15 pesos (same as soles / 3 USD) on the Argentinian side.

First I had to walk across the border which was really slow and cumbersome.  The argentinian sie was even worse than the Bolivian side and we had to wait for what seemed like at least an hour and a half or two hours...  After finally going through we had to walk about 10 or 15 minutes to the bus station and get our tickets. 

After a couple of empanadas and orange juice for breakfast, we left around 11am (10am Bolivian time, we jump ahead an hour in Argentina).  Leaving at this time we should arrive in Salta around 7pm.

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mariugenia
mariugenia on Sep 21, 2008 at 10:26AM

buen viaje en tren!!
Qué bueno que estuvo cómodo tu viaje en tren, todavía no estás en Argentina pero ya falta poquito!!!
y qué excelente que vayas actualizando tu blog porque así te vamos siguiendo en tu viaje y para ti va a ser bonito cuando leas todas tus experiencias.
muaaaaaaaaaa
ma

mariugenia
mariugenia on Sep 21, 2008 at 10:31AM

Re: buen viaje en tren!!

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