Buses run from Santiago to Mendoza from 7:30 to 12. This is likely because this passes through the Andes, the second highest mountain range in the world.
And naturally I decided, why not wake up for the earliest bus? Because that's a decision I have not come to hate myself for in the past. So, here I am on a 7:30 bus to Argentina. By the way, the guy on the lower bunk was snoring like no other this morning, do I'm running on maybe 4 hours of sleep, and cold buses are not somewhere I can sleep. Still managed to sleep for an hour though.
The bus trip takes us high into the Andes mountains. There's really no other way. My nose and ears felt congested once I was up there. For the first time this trip, I even saw some snow (on the ground, not falling).
The Chile-Argentina border is a lot more organized than Peru-Chile. Instead of driving to two separate offices for each country, both Chile and Argentina are in the same office. Each desk consists of one representative from each country; you go to one to leave their country, and then the other to enter. It's worth noting that as a US citizen, I have to present a proof of payment voucher saying I prepaid an entrance tax to Argentina. Because we require visas from their citizens, they have policies in place to make our lives just a bit more annoying. It's the only entrance fee I'll have to pay this entire year.
And naturally I decided, why not wake up for the earliest bus? Because that's a decision I have not come to hate myself for in the past. So, here I am on a 7:30 bus to Argentina. By the way, the guy on the lower bunk was snoring like no other this morning, do I'm running on maybe 4 hours of sleep, and cold buses are not somewhere I can sleep. Still managed to sleep for an hour though.
The bus trip takes us high into the Andes mountains. There's really no other way. My nose and ears felt congested once I was up there. For the first time this trip, I even saw some snow (on the ground, not falling).
The Chile-Argentina border is a lot more organized than Peru-Chile. Instead of driving to two separate offices for each country, both Chile and Argentina are in the same office. Each desk consists of one representative from each country; you go to one to leave their country, and then the other to enter. It's worth noting that as a US citizen, I have to present a proof of payment voucher saying I prepaid an entrance tax to Argentina. Because we require visas from their citizens, they have policies in place to make our lives just a bit more annoying. It's the only entrance fee I'll have to pay this entire year.
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