Yeah, we have been in San Martin de los Andes for two days now Fortunately, we didn't have to set up our tent in a roadside ditch among thorny plants. After about an hour of trying to hitch a ride (only about 5 cars passed by), a really nice farmer actually stopped and took us to San Martin de los Andes.
It feels like we're in another world here. The lively tourist town by the lake, surrounded by green mountains, strongly reminds us of Grindelwald, Zermatt, or other tourist destinations in the Swiss Alps.
We've enjoyed strolling through the shopping streets, sitting in a café, and even eating gluten-free pastries. We took advantage of a rainy day to weld—very professionally, with protective gear and specialized equipment —a broken bottle holder (it broke on the rough gravel track) and to wash our tent. Now that we are finally out of the desert, the pampas, and the dusty areas, it was totally worth it to free the tent from all that dust and sand.

nr.10 (last picture): Next to the Francisco Perito Moreno monument was our campspot for our first night in San Martin de los Andes. We reached the city with the kind farmer around 9:30 pm and had no daylight left to find a better spot. But at least the rocks provided some shelter from the wind, and luckily, there were barely any cars driving around at night.

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Presentación del libro Relatos de #Malvinas, promovido por la Municipalidad de #SanMartíndelosAndes con obras de escritores locales, basados en anécdotas de veteranos de Malvinas