Leg 279, Frias, Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina to La Calera, Lavalleja Department, Uruguay
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Saying goodbye to Argentina via the capital, Buenos Aires, then into Uraguay.
05-27 Frias FRS 6:58 AM Lago Salinas de Ambargasta
05-27 Sebastian Elcano SA96 7:50 AM
05-27 Campo San Jose SAOW 8:11 AM
05-27 Sunchales Aeroclub SATW 8:22 AM
05-27 Anibal Brizi SAES 8:37 AM
05-27 Esperanza SAEP 8:39 AM
05-27 Sauce Viejo SAAV 8:45 AM
05-27 Diamante SAEG 8:55 AM
05-27 Terminal 6 SASW 9:09 AM
05-27 Pettilep II SAHM 9:13 AM
05-27 Don Jose SAFA 9:15 AM
05-27 Rosario/Islas Malvinas SAAR 9:17 AM
05-27 Alvear Aeroparque SAGO 9:23 AM
05-27 Pueblo Esther SAHB 9:25 AM
05-27 Acindar SAVU 9:32 AM
05-27 San Nicolas De Los Arroyos SNY 9:36 AM
05-27 El Girasol SAUE 9:46 AM
05-27 San Pedro SAVO 9:49 AM
05-27 Baradero SABD 9:56 AM
05-27 Buenos Aires SABO 9:58 AM
05-27 Zarate SAZC 10:07 AM
05-27 Belen De Escobar SABS 10:17 AM
05-27 San Fernando Intl SADF 10:23 AM Buneos Aires capital
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti 34°32’43"S 58°26’59"W
05-27 Jorge Newbery Aeroparque SABE 10:41 AM
05-27 Matanza SADZ 10:49 AM
05-27 Ezeiza Intl Ministro Pistarini SAEZ 10:52 AM
05-27 La Caida SAFN 10:58 AM
05-27 Tolosa SALY 11:08 AM Trees at end of runway
05-27 Laguna De Los Patos Intl SUCA 11:20 AM
05-27 Juan Lacaze SUJL 11:26 AM
05-27 Ricardo Raver SUEC 11:34 AM
05-27 San Jose SUSJ 11:40 AM
05-27 Angel S Adami Intl SUAA 11:52 AM Montevideo capital
05-27 Capitan Juan Manuel Boiso Lanza Air Base SUBL 11:55 AM
05-27 Carrasco Intl/Gen C L Berisso SUMU 12:08 PM
05-27 Military Aeronautical School SUGA 12:11 PM
05-27 La Calera SUCL 12:25 PM
Flight time 5:27 36 stops
Departure from Frias in the early morning fog
Choya Department
Sun rising almost opposite to the moon, full moon was yesterday
Lago Salinas de Ambargasta
A seasonal lake located in the middle of the salt flat
It fills up with flamingos in summer, depth is only knee high when full
Ojo de Agua Department
Mar Chiquita Lake, 775-square-mile natural saltwater lake
I can’t see the other side from this height, big lake
Sunchales, city in the province of Santa Fe
Rio Coronda flowing to Buenos Aires
La Capital Department, start of an immense river delta fed by Río Coronda and Río Paraná
Pre-Delta National Park along the Paraná River delta
Rosario, the largest city in the central Argentina province of Santa Fe
Sociedad Del Estado Municipal Hipódromo Rosario, the oval on my left wing
Monumento Histórico Nacional a la Bandera
1957 memorial honoring Argentine hero Manuel Belgrano
San Pedro Partido
Belén de Escobar
San Fernando Intl in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina
Heading into the city over Barrio Infico
Jockey Club Golf and Hipódromo de San Isidro to the left
Heading down town, big city
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Home of the River Plate club & 1978 World Cup games
Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo next to Aeroparque Internacional Jorge Newbery on the Rio de la Plata
Plaza de Mayo, named after the 1810 revolution that took place here, leading to Argentina’s independence
Puerto Madero, revamped dockside area on the right
Casa Rosada, palace that houses the presidential office
Teatro Colón (Columbus Theatre), 1908 opera house, amazing
Acoustically considered to be amongst the five best concert venues in the world
A peek in Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
Burzaco in Almirante Brown Partido, the edge of Buenos Aires built-up area
Landing at La Caida Airport
El Pato
Tolosa Airport, this is what I mean with trees at end of runway
The trees are cleared, except for one line right at the start of the runway, doh!
Crossing the Rio de la Plata to Uraguay
Laguna de los Patos International Airport
I erm, landed on the long taxi way, that’s not a runway I’m aiming for
Rodriguez, San José Department, Uraguay
Montevideo, the capital of Uraguay, Parque del Prado below
Terminal Granelera Montevideo
Teatro de Verano, 1956 outdoor amphitheater
Plaza Indepencia with Palacio Salvo, view from Palacio Salvo in the middle
Estadio Centenario, built between 1929 and 1930 to host the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup, as well as to commemorate the centennial of Uruguay’s first constitution
Amsterdam Tribune on the right, named so because it was where the Celeste were crowned Olympic champions for the second time in 1928 (first time 1924 in Colombes, France)
Contemporary Art Space, formerly La penitenciaria de la calle miguelete (Ex Cárcel de Miguelete)
Reminds me of the prison in Half Life 2
A peek in the National Museum of Visual Arts
Final stop today at La Calera Airport on the Campanero River
Beautiful day, here as well, it was time to head out
Tomorrow on to Brazil, visiting the big cities along the coast.