by Vas Mylko, Roman Bilusiak
Les Enfants du capitaine Grant
“When I was a kid I liked adventure and sci-fi novels by Jules Verne. One of them was Les Enfants du capitaine Grant. Direct translation to English: The Children of Captain Grant. I read it in Russian: Дети капитана Гранта. There was Soviet-Bulgarian 7 episodes TV series adaptation: В поисках капитана Гранта, filmed in 1986 in Odesa/Ukraine and Sofia/Bulgaria. I remember a lot of Argentina there…” — Vas recalls.
Only the latitude of 37 degrees was known from the damaged paper from the bottle from the stomach of the shark. The expedition would have to go all the way along the 37th parallel south around the planet Earth. Here comes Argentina, and its wide Patagonia. There is indeed a lot of Argentina. It is ~1,350km/840mi wide at that latitude. The memories are sharp!
Travel AI Meets Argentina
Our AI engine Ingeenee has been installed in Argentina. After a short period of reactive fixing and maintenance, we are back on schedule and will release new interesting countries and interesting interactive journeys in each of them. Argentina is huge and beautiful. It is one of the best countries in the world for the stunning natural scenery.
To ensure the knowledge graph for Argentina is rich and firm we referred to several interesting itineraries from credible sources and made them interactive. You can pin those itineraries to the dates you want. You can change the points by dropping the current and adding new points. You can stretch and squeeze the journey in time. You can manipulate the budget. You can change the number of travelers, car options, etc. You can do all this customization by many parameters simultaneously.
This Legendary Road Trip Might Be The Most Beautiful Drive on Earth
“Some road trips are lazy, meandering weekend jaunts — past scenic overlooks and quirky roadside attractions, through precious small towns and full of spontaneous little pit stops for donuts and antiques and pictures with giant dinosaurs… Argentina’s Route 40 is not that kind of road trip… Drive from the sky to the bottom of the world.” Thrillist.
The Andes
The Northern Coast
“Still, RN 3 glows with the charisma of the world’s southernmost highway, the Patagonian road that leads from Buenos Aires to Tierra del Fuego’s tip.” Moon.
The Southern Coast
National Route 40
This is a pure stress test that our knowledge graph has it all. It’s like American Route 66 with tons of points and it’s long distance.
Capitals of Argentina
We have not made a Curiosio Originals journey solely along the 37th parallel south. But we have made it in that region, so you will cross the 37th parallel twice, and will drive along the Atlantic Ocean where the 37th latitude meets the water. It’s a journey from the current big capital Buenos Aires to the once planned capital Viedma and back.
“In 1986, a proposal was made to move the federal capital from Buenos Aires to Viedma. This was to reduce congestion in Buenos Aires, to help develop Patagonia, and to promote the development of the interior. A bill to that effect was passed by Congress the following year, but owing to economic problems, the project had stagnated by the end of 1989.” Wikipedia.
Una Curiosita for you. There is a point of interest in Buenos Aires, called El Ateneo Grand Splendid. “This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.” Atlas Obscura.
Stay tuned and follow your curiosity — like the children of captain Grant!
