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South America, 1952

The Motorcycle Diaries

Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Granado's 8,000 km road trip on a 1939 Norton.

Stops
12
Straight-line distance
≈ 8,264 km
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The stops

  1. 1

    Buenos Aires

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Casa Rosada, Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires

    Casa Rosada, Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
    Motorcycle · 410 km
  2. 2

    Miramar

    Miramar, Argentina

    Beach at Miramar, Argentina

    Beach at Miramar, Argentina
    Motorcycle · 1,194 km
  3. 3

    Bariloche

    San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina

    Nahuel Huapi Lake, Bariloche

    Nahuel Huapi Lake, Bariloche
    Motorcycle · 288 km
  4. 4

    Temuco

    Temuco, Chile

    Llaima volcano, Araucanía, Chile

    Llaima volcano, Araucanía, Chile
    Motorcycle · 639 km
  5. 5

    Valparaíso

    Valparaíso, Chile

    Colourful hills of Valparaíso, Chile

    Colourful hills of Valparaíso, Chile
    Pickup · 1,222 km
  6. 6

    Chuquicamata

    Chuquicamata copper mine, Chile

    Chuquicamata copper mine, Chile

    Chuquicamata copper mine, Chile
    Pickup · 1,028 km
  7. 7

    Cusco

    Cusco, Peru

    Plaza de Armas, Cusco

    Plaza de Armas, Cusco
    Steam train · 75 km
  8. 8

    Machu Picchu

    Machu Picchu, Peru

    Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu

    Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu
    Pickup · 502 km
  9. 9

    Lima

    Lima, Peru

    Cathedral and Plaza Mayor, Lima

    Cathedral and Plaza Mayor, Lima
    Ocean liner · 1,105 km
  10. 10

    San Pablo

    San Pablo, Amazon, Peru

    Amazon floodplain near Iquitos

    Amazon floodplain near Iquitos
    Raft · 131 km
  11. 11

    Leticia

    Leticia, Colombia

    Riverboat on the Amazon at Leticia

    Riverboat on the Amazon at Leticia
    Vintage plane · 1,670 km
  12. 12

    Caracas

    Caracas, Venezuela

    Caracas from the Ávila cable car

    Caracas from the Ávila cable car

Photo credits

From Wikimedia Commons, resized and cropped. Each credit also shows in the corner of the video while its photo is on screen.

  • Casa Rosada, Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires by Yuri Ribeiro Sucupira · CC0 · source
  • Beach at Miramar, Argentina by Luis Argerich · CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Nahuel Huapi Lake, Bariloche by David (longhorndave on Flickr) · CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Llaima volcano, Araucanía, Chile by Feffef · CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Colourful hills of Valparaíso, Chile by Deensel · CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Chuquicamata copper mine, Chile by Pierre cb · Public domain · source
  • Plaza de Armas, Cusco by Pavel Špindler · CC BY 3.0 · source
  • Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu by Allard Schmidt · Public domain · source
  • Cathedral and Plaza Mayor, Lima by Avodrocc · CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Amazon floodplain near Iquitos by Brian.Mo · CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Riverboat on the Amazon at Leticia by Antonio Cruz/Agência Brasil · CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Caracas from the Ávila cable car by Vicente Quintero (QuinteroP) · CC BY 4.0 · source