From the Apennines to the Andes — Interactive 3D Route

From the Apennines to the Andes

This trip's route plotted on an interactive 3D globe, stop by stop. Prefer a plain written itinerary? See the 2D trip itinerary for the same trip.

1. Genoa, Liguria, Italy

   1882-01-01

   Marco Rossi lives with his family in the port city; his mother Anna leaves for Argentina to earn money for the family.

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2. Genoa, Liguria, Italy

   1883-01-01

   After Anna’s letters stop arriving, Marco gains his father’s permission to travel alone in search of her.

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3. Car: Genoa, Liguria, Italy → Genoa Port, Liguria, Italy

4. Genoa Port, Liguria, Italy

   1883-02-01

   Marco leaves Italy aboard an emigrant ship bound for South America, accompanied by his pet monkey Amedio.

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5. Ferry: Genoa Port, Liguria, Italy → Mediterranean Sea, Maritime route, Algeria

6. Mediterranean Sea, Maritime route, Algeria

   1883-02-12

   The ship crosses the Mediterranean during the first leg of the voyage; coordinate is a representative offshore waypoint.

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7. Ferry: Mediterranean Sea, Maritime route, Algeria → Strait of Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Spain

8. Strait of Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Spain

   1883-02-20

   The ship leaves the Mediterranean and enters the Atlantic Ocean.

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9. Ferry: Strait of Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Spain → Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic

10. Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic

    1883-03-08

    Marco crosses the Atlantic among emigrant passengers.

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11. Ferry: Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic → Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

12. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

    1883-03-22

    The ship calls at Rio; Marco boards the immigrant vessel that will take him on to Argentina.

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13. Ferry: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil → Río de la Plata, Argentina–Uruguay maritime border, Uruguay

14. Río de la Plata, Argentina–Uruguay maritime border, Uruguay

    1883-04-03

    The ship approaches the Río de la Plata estuary before arrival in Buenos Aires.

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15. Ferry: Río de la Plata, Argentina–Uruguay maritime border, Uruguay → Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

16. Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

    1883-04-05

    Marco arrives in Argentina, meets the puppeteer Peppino and his family, and learns that Anna has already moved on.

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17. Walk: Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina → Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

18. Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

    1883-04-12

    Marco travels with Peppino’s troupe to follow the last known lead; he discovers that an uncle withheld Anna’s letters.

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19. Walk: Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina → Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

20. Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

    1883-05-01

    Marco returns to the capital, still without his mother, and looks for transport toward the interior.

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21. Buenos Aires Port, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

    1883-05-06

    Marco boards a ship upriver toward Rosario; date is approximate.

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22. Ferry: Buenos Aires Port, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina → Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina

23. Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina

    1883-05-10

    Marco reaches Rosario, where fellow Italians help raise money for his train fare to Córdoba.

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24. Train: Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina → Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina

25. Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina

    1883-05-14

    Marco finds the agricultural engineer Mr. Mequinez and learns that Anna now works for his brother in Tucumán.

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26. Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina

    1883-05-16

    Marco gives his travel money to help save Juana, a sick girl, then is forced to continue without a ticket.

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27. Train: Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina → Córdoba–Tucumán Railway, Córdoba Province, Argentina

28. Córdoba–Tucumán Railway, Córdoba Province, Argentina

    1883-05-18

    Marco secretly rides a freight train toward Tucumán but is discovered and put off in the wilderness.

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29. Train: Córdoba–Tucumán Railway, Córdoba Province, Argentina → Salinas Grandes, Córdoba Province, Argentina

30. Salinas Grandes, Córdoba Province, Argentina

    1883-05-20

    Rescued by traveling Roma, Marco crosses the salt-flat region toward Tucumán with an old donkey; coordinate is approximate.

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31. Walk: Salinas Grandes, Córdoba Province, Argentina → Tucumán Province, Argentina

32. Tucumán Province, Argentina

    1883-05-25

    The donkey dies and Marco continues on foot, exhausted and hungry, toward the city; coordinate is a regional waypoint.

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33. Walk: Tucumán Province, Argentina → San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina

34. San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina

    1883-05-28

    Marco finds Anna critically ill; his arrival gives her strength to undergo the operation successfully.

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35. Walk: San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina → Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

36. Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

    1883-06-15

    On the return journey with his recovered mother, Marco reunites with Peppino’s troupe.

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37. Ferry: Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina → Genoa, Liguria, Italy

38. Genoa, Liguria, Italy

    1883-07-15

    Marco and Anna return home to Genoa, completing the journey.

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