Offroad Argentina

My 1995 Ssangyong Korando, a Korean copy of an Isuzu Trooper II. It is crossing "El Sombrero" in Corrientes State - Edwin Harvey [4/'01]

Above is my 1979 Chevrolet Blazer that I and Melissa drove from Seattle to the southern tip of South America and back. At the start of the trip there was a new 350 in it. It has a 4-inch lift, Rancho suspension, trailer hitch both front and rear for a Ramsey winch, dual battery setup, 33-inch BF Goodrich All Terrains with 2 full-size spares, 40 gallon fuel tank, custom welded roofrack to hold the two spares + gear, strong-box welded into the bed for valuables and much more. Picture is at the end of the road in Argentina. Over 35,000 miles on the trip in ten months. Like a rock!

Re the Darien Gap: At the time there was a ferry called the Crucero Express running from Panama to Cartagena, Colombia but 1 month before we got there it was discontinued which made things a little more complicated. We ended up shipping the car in a container from Costa Rica to Cartagena which proved to be easy on the Costa Rican side and a bit of a nightmare in Colombian customs. Gotta no Spanish or you're screwed! Cost about $1000 for the shipping about $100 customs fees in Colombia, while we flew and waited for the truck. About 5 days shipping time. - Gil Tabori was gailt1 at earthlink.net 8/99 --> [8/'99]

Esta es mi amiga, Honda CR-V, un fierro. Desde Argentina, - Ricardo Garcia

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