Hitch-hiking in Northwestern Argentina

I left my parents in Santiago and then went to Mendoza, on the Argentinian side of the Andes. I spent two days at Isaías' before hitting the road again, accompanied by Fred, met in the south of Chile. Objective: hitch-hiking four days to reach Asunción, Paraguay, meaning 1,900 km (1,200 mi).

I hear some of you saying: "Only four days for the entire Northwestern quarter of Argentina, what a pity! "But at this pace and with this mean of transport, I crossed more paths than I could have hoped by spending three weeks there. Short but intense cultural exchanges helped me learn a lot and fast on Argentina, its history, its environment, sociology, politics, scenery, ...

Some anecdotes. First, Franco was the first to pick us up. The second who stopped turned out to be his cousin! Nice surprise for us. Then we passed Beto in his truck back and forth at different places. After four times he finally stopped, hilarious, and told us to get on. For the first time on this continent, I'm not the only hitchhiker on the road. This competition is not easy to manage; it is necessary to identify the best spots to start and be sure to be taken. Unlike North America also, truckers stop and pick up hitch-hikers. At the end, the objective was achieved, good average (two days more than 700 km).