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today we are going to take you on board the old Patagonian express also known
as the trochita this is a super narrow gauge train with a
life width of only 75 centimeters one can travel different sections of this historic train and
in the video of Today we are going to be doing the tour leaving from the maitén Argentina
hello friends we are flights today from the black river bag Argentina here we are
back in our favorite town here in Paraguay to a favorite egg in Patagonia and it
has it from the bag and well this Last week we have not been filming we put the
camera aside because we wanted to enjoy a little not to rest also to visit our
friend and not always have the camera in front of people we have decided to do an excursion
we are going to do the walk of the trochita from the Maitén Argentina yes so the last time
we were in Argentina we did it from the skeleton is that if it is that the nahuelpán and this
time we will do it from the maitén like this which is a different part of the route of the
old Patagonian express is an excursion that leaves from the bag includes transportation
we are going to enjoy a different landscape based and we have a nice beautiful day of the beautiful
of social love and the sun after several days of rain but now I am one by one
and
now a small breakfast before starting our excursion to el maitén we have to eat
something as always I asked myself extras such as the very rich cheese samuel the worn lines
did not have a classic breakfast to make used mixed and coffee with milk Little old lady, a chalice and it is warm,
I am a success but if we come to this cafe very often it is called jauja and it is better known for
its ice cream chocolates but they also have delicious food so we have been here every day
and
now the price samuel started in pesos 560 pesos at your fingertips nine market doubles
perfect combination and now we are going to walk
to the tourism agency to pass our walk yes 3 more
this is the train that we are going to star taking the trochita el viejo patagónico express
let me tell you the price then we paid 4,540 pesos for the two which
would be about 37 American dollars per person this includes transportation to the maitén and
I think they said we are going to have a guide for the trip In this iconic train and if now we are
waiting for the driver to arrive, the other passengers arrive and we left for the sea
and the trip from El Bolsón the Argentine maitén was only one hour and we arrived super early
so we could visit the railway museum and also the general repair shop for
cars and locomotives where workers make artisan parts that are no longer
industrially built if they go to the maitén on their own we recommend arriving with
enough time to visit both places and also see how they prepare the train For their departure
the only thing that they will find strange is that in the middle of the wagons there is a salamander in
the only heating that they have this station. e transit this train of this characteristic
is unique in the world because it is a 75 gauge track this train to Maite arrived in
1942 because this branch is believed to be another that was a time when in the Argentine Republic railway branches
were created to link everything the country and this romance created with the intention of
joining the mountain range with the coast because they take out the wool they bring the merchandise everything was done through
let's say let's say warehouses as always I paid myself a little visit in the car I don't know
what happened to me but I don't get in a car, a train, a bus and I fall asleep instantly so
I missed the landscapes but as always Samuel was signing very well an impressive project
so we are going to share those images, little forest towns and we arrived here
a little early so we had time to visit the museum and also the workshops
and inside the museum and something very interesting a photo of a train that had left
the rails of the tracks and had fallen from the ladder or and there was an explanation that said that that
train la trochita never had accidents but that the winds here in Patagonia
are so strong that they have the strength to lift the train and throw it off the tracks
so yes, well in a few moments we will go up if we start this tour
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the tour we did was the maitén bruno diversion takes there which is about 26 kilometers from
the town service has guides who will share the history of the technical train data
and also They are answering the questions that the passengers may have about the little path
after a while we crossed to the dining car where there are cafeteria and pastry services
we used the value of food take the average one a little tea for my house half light
was heard little and nothing but the important thing is that if they serve food the croissants
were delicious and we were traveling for about an hour to reach the end point
here we are in the middle of nowhere because We arrived at the end of the route so now they
have asked us to get off the train because they are going to reposition it so if we have come down for a few
moments but I wanted to talk a bit and compare this trip that we made from the maitén la trochita
with the other that we did a few months ago from esquel also the trochita the two are part of the
route of the old patagonian express but they are two different experiences because the one we did
from esquel took us to nahuelpán and when we got there there was like a small community
we were able to buy food they had choripan there was a craft fair there were more things to do no but
here on this tour we have reached the forest there are pine plantations we have a building
here that is in ruins I don't know what it will have been at one point maybe a train station but there is no
community here no There are no people living so we are a little more isolated and the other
comparison is the landscapes because when we made the journey from Eschel we were It's like coming out
of the valley and we had impressive views of the mountains and here the journey has been a
little flatter, we can see mountains in the distance but it's different, it's a different
experience, they are both very beautiful because we are in Patagonia. Patagonia is beautiful as you know it
but if you did not have to choose only one trip from the trochita del viejo, the Patagonian
express price would do the one that leaves from esquel and we recommend the skele if you have time and are
going to be in the maitén and skel in the Esquel now let's go take some pictures of the wifi train
and good're back in the department back in the sack that was a very nice walk
truth I enjoyed it I fell asleep again on the return movement of the train or what is that
makes me sleep a little nap but if we enjoyed the trip a lot we also met a
couple from Austria so we went up talking with them for a while because they have been traveling
through the south of Patagonia and they go up we go down so we were sharing
suggestions to do that visit I also wanted to mention if you want to make this tour a
little cheaper instead of buying the package so the complete tour with transport guide the ticket
for the train along What you can do is get to the maitén using public transport the public bus
and then at the ticket office you can buy your ticket to travel on the trochita but I only
recommend that you do that in low season because we have been told that during high season
the train is full of tourists there is no place so it would be a shame to get to the Argentine maitén and
then find out that there are no tickets available there are no tickets yet but something to consider
if you visit during low season and if that is now we are going to go out to eat something a small
scene is our last day here in the bag a little sad but we are going to continue heading south
we are going to continue visiting elliot in el calafate and ushuaia yes and o tros small
towns and cities along the way we have a few surprises for you
and it was a beautiful day I liked it a lot until next time we will see another