interesting day today. we were stopped here at a checkpoint where they were hunting for a bribe. they first asked for the vehicle papers, including the insurance (which was the first time i’d been asked for it on the whole trip…luckily a german couple in santiago had warned me about the insurance and argentinian police….so i had picked some up for argentina). next, they inquired about the fire extinguisher. we removed it from the hidden panel and they checked to make sure it was fully charged. then, they asked for the triangle. i showed them the reflecting mechanism and had to assemble it. at the same time they also saw the spare tire, so we skipped that step, and they instead asked for a first aid kit. i showed them the kit. finally, they gave up and let us go.

the annoying thing is that they try to make friendly small talk while also trying to screw you over. it’s like they want to be friends and take money from you at the same time.