Panamerican's highway

The Pan-American Highway, also called the Pan-American Highway or simply Pan-American Highway, is a system of highways, approximately 17848 i> km long, which links almost all the countries of the American continent with a linked section of highway, except for the moment about 130 kilometers in the Darién region between Colombia and Panama. It was conceived at the V International Conference of States Americans in 1923, the First Pan-American Highway Congress was held in Buenos Aires in 1925, followed by those of 1929 and 1939.

The Pan-American Highway is not a single Trans-Siberian Railroad-style major project or megaproject, but a multitude of interconnected highways from various countries and features. However, almost a century after its conception, it is almost complete, and it extends from the state of Alaska (United States) in North America to the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina) in South America, passing through the cities of Mexico City (Mexico), Guatemala City (Guatemala), San Salvador (El Salvador), Cali (Colombia), Quito (Ecuador), Lima (Peru) and Los Andes (Chile) originally.

The route also reaches the cities of Quellón, on the Isla Grande de Chiloé (Chile), and Ushuaia (Argentina), in South America. The notable stretch that prevents the highway from fully connecting is a roughly 130km stretch of hard montaneous jungle, located between northwestern Colombia and far eastern Panama, called the Darién Gap. The Pan-American highway is cut between Yaviza (Panama), and in Lomas Aisladas (Colombia) the Pan-American highway in South America begins.

There are currently two projects underway: transversal de las Américas, and the Autopistas de la Montaña, and its main work is the construction of the highway or dual carriageway, as it is called in Colombia, between Medellín and Turbo, which later it will make possible the remaining 87 km section of the Pan-American highway that will unite America. There is opposition to completing the Darién portion of the highway for a variety of reasons, including the desire to protect the rainforest—since that area forms a biosphere reserve, known in Colombia as the biogeographical Chocó. Also, maintain control of certain tropical diseases, protect the culture of indigenous peoples, and prevent issues ranging from drug trafficking, human trafficking, and guerrillas to the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.

The Pan-American Highway passes through diverse climates and ecological systems, from dense jungles to frozen mountains. It is uneven, some stretches are not passable during the rainy season, and in many regions traveling by car is risky.

Famous stretches include the Alaska Highway and the Inter-American Highway —the latter is the name of the stretch that runs from the United States to Paso Canoas (Panama); part of this stretch is frequently used by American tourists driving to Mexico.

Path

Alaska

Map of the Alaskan Autopist portion (red) of the Pan American System.

• Alaska Route 2
• Alaska Route 1
• Highway Dalton
• Autopist George Parks

Canada

Map of the Pan American Road in its passage through Canada, the United States, Mexico and Central America.

• Yukon
• Alberta
• British Columbia

United States

In 1966, the United States Federal Highway Administration designated the entire Interstate Highway System as part of the Pan American Highway System, but this has not been expressed on any official interstate signs. Of the many highways that make up this comprehensive system, several stand out for their primarily north-south orientation and their links to the main Mexican highway and its spurs, as well as key routes in Canada that connect to the Alaska Highway..

• Alaska
• Washington
• Oregon
• Nevada
• Arizona
• New Mexico
• Texas (El Paso)

Mexico

The Mexico-49 Federal Highway, which works as part of the Pan American Highway, Torreón, Coahuila.

The official route of the Pan-American Highway through Mexico (where it is known as the Inter-American Highway) begins in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas (across from Laredo, Texas), and runs south to Mexico City along from Federal Highway 85.^{[citation needed]} Later branches were built up to the border as follows:

• Nogal Spur: Federal Highway 15 from Mexico City.
• Espolón de El Paso: la Carretera Federal 45 desde la Carretera Federal 85 al norte de la Ciudad de México hasta Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.
• Eagle Pass Spur: unknown, possibly the Federal Highway 57 from Mexico City to Piedras Negras, Coahuila.
• Pharr Spur: Federal Highway 40 from Monterrey to Reynosa, Tamaulipas.
• Brownsville Spoon: Federal Highway 101 from Victoria City to Matamoros, Tamaulipas.

From Mexico City to the border with Guatemala, the highway follows Federal Highway 190.

Federal Highway 45

• Chihuahua
• Nuevo León
• Durango
• Coahuila
• Zacatecas
• Aguascalientes
• Jalisco
• Guanajuato
• Querétaro
• Hidalgo
• Mexico

Arco Norte Highway (since 2009)

• Puebla
• Oaxaca
• Chiapas

Guatemala

Pan-American Highway in Chimaltenango (Guatemala).

Pan-American Highway through the city of Mixco (Guatemala).

Pan-American Highway at the exit of Guatemala City (Guatemala).

Its route begins at the border with Mexico in the border town of La Mesilla, Huehuetenango crossing the country completely from west to east, passing through its capital, the City of Guatemala, and ending at the border with El Salvador in the village of San Cristobal Frontera, Jutiapa, with all the trajectory of the route called with its identifier . Recently, in 2019, a new road segment was opened (Chimaltenango Libration) that avoids having to pass through the City of Chimaltenango, Chimaltenango, which in peak hours could take up to more than two hours to go through.

The highway serves as a land connection point between some of the most important cities in Guatemala, including: Huehuetenango, Quetzaltenango, Chimaltenango, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala City, Barberena, among others.

Western-East Traject:
La Mesilla - Guatemala City - San Cristóbal Frontera

National route	Administrative divisions	Let's go.
	Huehuetenango	• Democracy • San Pedro Nécta • Colotenango • San Sebastián Huehuetenango • Huehuetenango • Malacatanite
	Totonicapán	• Momostenango • San Francisco El Alto • San Cristóbal Totonicapán • Totonicapán
	Quetzaltenango	• San Carlos Sija • Salcajá • Quetzaltenango
	I just...	• Nahualá • Saint Lucia Utatlán • I just...
	Quiché	• Chichicastenango
	Chimaltenango	• Holy Apolonia • Tecpán • Santa Cruz Balanyá • Patzicia • Zaragoza • Chimaltenango • The Tejar
	Sacatepéquez	• Sumpango • Santo Domingo Xenacoj • Santiago Sacatepéquez • San Bartolomé Milpas Altas • San Lucas Sacatepéquez
	Guatemala	• Mix • Guatemala City • Santa Catarina Pinula • Fraijans
	Santa Rosa	• Barberena • Cuilapa
	Jutiapa	• San José Acatempa • Quesada • Jutiapa • Progress • Asunción Mita • Atescatempa

El Salvador

Pan American Highway in Ahuachapán.

Pan American Highway in San Martín.

Your tour begins in the border town of San Cristóbal (Guatemala) and ends at the El Amatillo international bridge on the border with Honduras.

Western-East Traject:
Guatemala - San Salvador - Choluteca

National route	Administrative divisions	Let's go.
	Santa AnaSanta Ana	• Candelaria de la Frontera • Santa Ana • Congo
	FreedomFreedom	• Columbus • Santa Tecla
	San SalvadorSan Salvador	• San Salvador • Soyapango • Ilopango • San Martín
	CuscatlánCuscatlán	• Santa Cruz Michapa • Cojutepeque
	Saint VincentSaint Vincent	• Santo Domingo • Apastepe • San Esteban Catarina
	UsulutánUsulután	• Mercedes Umaña • The Triomphe
	San MiguelSan Miguel	• New Guadalupe • San Miguel • San Antonio
	The UnionThe Union	• El Carmen • Pasaquina • International border crossing on the international bridge of El Amatillo towards Nacaome (Honduras)

Honduras

The official sector or section of the Pan-American Highway in Honduras begins in El Amatillo (border with El Salvador), continuing towards Nacaome, Jícaro Galán, where it connects with the Carretera del Sur, following the path towards Choluteca, San Marcos de Colón, and El Espino (border with Nicaragua).

Other routes that connect the Central American nations in Honduras are:

• El Poy on the border with El Salvador to Tegucigalpa to continue towards Nicaragua.
• Agua Caliente and El Florido on the border with Guatemala, crossing the cities of New Ocotepeque, Santa Rosa de Copán, San Pedro Sula, Siguatepeque, Comayagua to the capital, in the Peripheral Ring of Tegucigalpa to Tegucigalpa, through the regional interconnector or boulevard of the Armed Forces that culminates in the east road that connects to the cities
• From Nacaome, San Lorenzo (Choluteca) travels to two other borders of Nicaragua: La Fraternidad and El Guasaule.

Western-East Traject:
San Salvador - Choluteca - Managua

National route	Administrative divisions	Let's go.
	Valle	• Nacaome • San Lorenzo
	Choluteca	• Choluteca • San Marcos de Colón

Nicaragua

Pan American Road in Nicaragua.

South Pan American Highway (NIC 2) in San Marcos, Carazo.

Pan American Highway (NIC 1) in Tipitapa, Managua.

Its 385.5 km route begins at the border crossing between Honduras and Nicaragua (El Espino), ending at Peñas Blancas, the border crossing with Costa Rica. Its construction began in 1938 in Managua, starting towards the northern and southern borders. The northern section was completed in 1960 and the southern section in 1961.

In Nicaragua, the Pan-American Highway is divided into sections, the North Pan-American Highway (NIC 1), which starts from Managua and ends at the El Espino border crossing, with a route of 238.5 km, and the South Pan-American Highway (NIC 2), which runs 147 km, from Managua to the border with Costa Rica.

Most of the highway has two lanes; although in the San Benito section (km 36 of NIC 1) up to km 64.5 of NIC 2 (Nandaime), the road has 4 lanes and marginal roads (another 4 lanes) that run parallel to it in the urban area of Managua.

It is planned by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure that the section Sébaco-Managua (km 100, NIC 1) and Managua-Rivas (km 110, NIC 2) will have at least 4 lanes before 2030, which It would mean that 54.5% of the Nicaraguan section of the Pan-American highway would have more than 2 lanes.

North-South Traject:
Choluteca - Managua - San José

National route	Administrative divisions	Let's go.
NIC 1	Madriz Estelí Matagalpa Managua	• The Espino • Somoto • Condega • Estelí • The Trinity • San Isidro • Sébaco • Ciudad Darío • Tipitapa • Managua
NIC 2	Managua Cardio. Grenada Rivas	• Managua • The Cruise • Diriamba • Jinotepe • The Peace of the East • Nandaime • New People • Rivas • Peñas Blancas • International border crossing at the border crossing of Peñas Blancas towards San José, Costa Rica

Costa Rica

North Inter-American Highway Route.

South Inter-American Highway Route.

Road in Tres Ríos, Costa Rica, before tolling.

The Pan-American Highway takes the name of the Inter-American Highway and is divided into the North Inter-American Highway and the South Inter-American Highway, depending on whether you drive north or south of San José. Except for some sections (for example in the vicinity of the Greater Metropolitan Area), the highway has only one lane in each direction.

Your tour begins at the Peñas Blancas border crossing and in the department of Rivas (Nicaragua) going through the country from north to south until you reach San José; from there it heads south and ends in Paso Canoas, on the border with Panama. The highest point of the route in the entire continent, at 3,345 meters above sea level, occurs in Costa Rica, on Cerro de la Muerte, on the South Inter-American Highway.

By crossing Costa Rica from north to south, an alternative route to the Pan American to avoid crossing the Great Metropolitan Area and the hill of Death, is to take the Route 23 in the canton of Puntarenas, followed by the Route 27 and Costanera Sur (Ruta 34), to retake the South Inter-American Highway in the canton of Osa.

North-South Traject:
Managua - San José - Panama

National route	Administrative divisions	Let's go.
Inter-American North Road	Guanacaste Puntarenas Alajuela Heredia San José	• Peñas Blancas • The Cross • Liberia • Bagaces • Cañas • Spread • Alajuela • Heredia • San José
Inter-American South Road	San José Cartago San José Puntarenas	• San José • Curridabat • Cartago • San Isidro de El General • Buenos Aires • Palmar • Neily City • Paso Canoas • International border crossing in the binational city of Paso Canoas towards Panama (Panama)

Panama

La Panamericana on the border between Costa Rica and Panama.

Pan American Road in David.

Puente de las Américas sobre el Canal de Panamá.

Centenary Bridge.

In Panama the highway begins at the border post of Paso Canoas (west of the country, border with Costa Rica). From there to the city of David (capital of the province of Chiriquí) it has four paved lanes separated by a central island. From David to the city of Santiago (capital of the province of Veraguas) it is four paved lanes, with occasional two lanes, since it is currently under construction in its final stage. Although it is expected that by 2018 it will finally have four lanes from David to the city of Santiago, and from the city of Santiago to the town of Pacora (east of Panama City), it has four paved lanes separated by a central island. From there to Yaviza (Darién province) there are two paved lanes, where it is interrupted (8°9′N 77°41′W / 8.150, -77.683) in the so-called Darién Gap, to later resume in Colombian territory. The highway has various flyovers in major towns. The maximum speed is 100 km/h (kilometers per hour) in unpopulated areas (according to article 181 literal E, of the Vehicular Traffic Regulations of the Republic of Panama, approved by executive decree No. 640 of December 27, 2006).

Western-East Traject:
San José - Panama - Bogotá

National route	Administrative divisions	Let's go.
	Chiriqui	• Paso Canoas • David • Chiriqui • Horconcitos • Tolé • Viguí
	Veraguas	• The Russians • Santiago
	Herrera	• Santa Maria - Divisa
	Herrera	• Santa Maria - Divisa
	Coclé	• Aguadulce • Natá • Penonome • Antony • Rio Hato
	Panama West	• Santa Clara • San Carlos • Chame • Capira • The Chorrera • Arraiján
	Panama	• Panama Canal • Centennial bridge • Panama • Pacora • Chepo
	Darién	• Yaviza • El Real de Santa María • Pinogana • Cupe Mouth • (Tramo noexistent 30 km) • (Tramo under construction 30 km) • Cupe Mouth • Paya • Hito Palo de Letras

Colombia

Map of the Pan American Highway in its passage through Colombia.

Autopista de la Ruta 25 entre Tuluá y Andalucía, Valle del Cauca.

Currently its route begins at km 43.5 west of Chigorodó at the site of Lomas Aisladas (House 40) located at 7°38′N 76°57′O / 7,633, -76,950, although studies are currently being carried out for the execution of a work that will add 33 km to the Pan-American highway up to the Atrato river in Chocó.

Travellers along the Panama portion of the Inter-American Highway can take a ferry from Panama City to the port of Buenaventura, which is 115 km northwest of Cali. Cali represents an important junction between Buenaventura and two northern branches of the Pan-American Highway that connect from northern Colombia and Venezuela.

North-South Traject:
Panama - Cali - Quito (official)

National route	Administrative divisions	Let's go.
National Route 70	Chocó	• (Existing trade, 20 km) • (New construction, 33.5 km) • Hito Palo de Letras • Río Atrato • Riosucio
	Antioquia	• Lomas Insulated • (I bring in affirmation, 39 km) • The Tiger
National Route 62	Antioquia	• The Tiger • Chigorodo • Dabeiba • Santa Fe de Antioquia • Medellín
National Route 25	Antioquia	• Medellín • Barbara • The Paint
	Caldas	• Riosucio • Anserma
	Risaralda	• Gua • Virginia
	Valle del Cauca	• Cartago • Tulula • Buga • Palmira • Cali
	Cauca	• Santander de Quilichao • Popayán • Balboa
	Nariño	• Chachagüí • Pasto • Ipiales • International border crossing at the Rumichaca International Bridge to Ecuador (Tulcan Tram - Quito)

National Route 55 in Cúcuta.

Western-East Traject:
Panama - Bucaramanga - Caracas (variant)

National route	Administrative divisions	Let's go.
National Route 25	Chocó	• Acandí
	Antioquia	• The Tiger
National Route 62	Antioquia	• The Tiger • Chigorodo • Dabeiba • Santa Fe de Antioquia • Medellín • Barbosa • Cisneros • Puerto Berrío
National Route 45	Santander	• Puerto Berrío • Barrancaberme
National Route 66	Santander	• Barrancaberme • Lebrija • Giron • Bucaramanga
	North of Santander	• Mutiscua • Pamplona
National Route 55	North of Santander	• Pamplona • The Patios • Cúcuta
National Route 70	North of Santander	• Cúcuta • Villa del Rosario • Border crossing at the Simón Bolívar International Bridge to Venezuela (tramo San Cristóbal - Caracas)

National Route 25 to the height of Puerto Tejada (Cauca).

North-South Traject:
Caracas - Bogotá - Quito (variant)

National route	Administrative divisions	Let's go.
National Route 70	North of Santander	• Villa del Rosario • Cúcuta
National Route 55	North of Santander	• Cúcuta • The Patios • Pamplona • Mutiscua
	Santander	• Bucaramanga • Floridablanca • Piedecuesta • San Gil • Oiba • Barbosa
	Boyacá	• Moniquirá • Arcabuco • Tunja • Sales
	Cundinamarca	• Chocontá • Tocancipá
	Bogotá, D. C.	• Bogotá
National Route 40	Bogotá, D. C.	• Bogotá
	Cundinamarca	• Soacha • Silvania • Fusagasugá • Girardot
	Tolima	• Flanders • The Sword • Ibago • Cajamarca
	Quindío	• Calarcá • Armenia • The Tebaida
	Valle del Cauca	• New break • La Paila
National Route 25	Valle del Cauca	• La Paila • Tulula • Buga • Palmira • Cali
	Cauca	• Santander de Quilichao • Popayán • Balboa
	Nariño	• Chachagüí • Pasto • Ipiales • International border crossing at the Rumichaca International Bridge to Ecuador (Tulcan Tram - Quito)

Ecuador

Map of the road network of Ecuador.

Pan American on the outskirts of Quito, Ecuador.

Autovía Quito-Machachi-Latacunga en la sierra centro-norte de Ecuador.

Trayecto Norte-Sur Bogotá - Quito - Lima

The Ecuadorian section is paved and has sections on rigid pavement, having the character of a toll highway in some sections, having from two lanes in each direction, with sections having three lanes in each direction being common from the border with Colombia to Otavalo, and up to five at the northern entrance to the Metropolitan District of Quito; between the Quito and Riobamba routes there are three lanes in each direction, the same as from the limit between the provinces of Cañar and Azuay to the south of Cuenca, between the Azogues and Cuenca routes.

• Its journey begins on the international bridge of Rumichaca that separates it from Ipiales ColombiaColombia.
• Take the name of Troncal de la Sierra (E35) and the main cities that go through are:

Autovía Otavalo-Cayambe, part of the Pan American road in Ecuador.

Province City Carchi Tulcan Imbabura Ibarra Pichincha Quito Cotopaxi Latacunga Tungurahua Ambato Chimborazo Riobamba Cañar Azogues Azuay Cuenca Loja Loja

• It reaches the international bridge in the town of Macará, on the southern border with the Suyo District, Peru Peru and continue to Lima. The route traces through the interandino valley.

Peru

Signal of the Pan American Highway in Peru.

Pan-American Highway in Peru, runs mainly the coasts of the country.

Nazca lines divided by the Pan American Highway.

In Peru, the Pan-American Highway PAN runs along the entire coast (10 departments) and is completely paved, appreciating desert landscapes and agricultural valleys, with some sections very close to the seashore. It begins on the border with Ecuador in the town of La Tina (department of Piura), very close to the Ecuadorian town of Macará with the road PE-1N .

There is a variant that also originates on the border with Ecuador that starts from the Peruvian town of Aguas Verdes (department of Tumbes) adjacent to the Ecuadorian city of Huaquillas. This bypass on the Peruvian side is called "Carretera Nacional PE-1N O " but it is not currently considered as part of the Panamericana.

The northern section of the highway is called Panamericana Norte (Carretera Nacional PE-1N ) and for the southern section Panamericana Sur (Carretera Nacional PE-1S ).

The "km 0" of the Pan-American highway in Peru for both sections, north and south, originates at the junction with the PE-22 Carretera Central del Perú, on the border of the districts of Santa Anita and Ate, within the city of Lima.

Circulating on the outskirts of the capital city in the North Pan American.

The Pan-American Highway, which has two lanes (one going and one coming back) practically becomes a large highway when it crosses the city of Lima with three lanes on each side and up to four in some sectors, connecting the areas north, center and south of the metropolis. The extension of the highway reaches the north from Lima to the city of Huacho and its extension to the town of Pativilca is currently being built.

Pan American in San Martín de Porres, north of Lima

Between Ancón (a resort north of the city of Lima) and Chancay (a town near Huacho), there are two variants called the "Serpentín de Pasamayo": one winds its way through the hills on the edge from the sea (National Highway PE-1B ) and is intended for heavy vehicles. The other takes place higher up over the hills and sand dunes (National Highway PE-1N ) and is intended for light vehicles, possessing highway characteristics until reaching the Huaral valley. Both variants join in Chancay where they continue as a highway to Huacho.

In 2009, a concession was granted to private companies, in order to convert the sections that go from Pativilca (north of Huacho) to the city of Trujillo and from this to the city of Sullana, previously passing through the cities of Chiclayo and Piura. This last sector has been called "Autopista del Sol" and covers the departments of La Libertad, Lambayeque and Piura.

The Avoidance Route starts from Ovalo Habich to Javier Prado's Clover

To the south, the highway starts from Lima, passing through different southern resorts until reaching the entrance to the city of Chincha and currently the extension of the highway to the city of Ica is being built (National Highway PE-1S ).

From Ica the highway continues to the city of Camaná in the department of Arequipa where it moves away from the coast and enters the mountains until it reaches the point known as La Repartición, very close to the city of Arequipa. From Arequipa it passes through the cities of Moquegua and Tacna and from there it proceeds to the border with Chile, arriving at the La Concordia border post, which is very close to the Chilean city of Arica. This sector of entry to the mountains will be avoided with the construction of the Quilca - Matarani road and the asphalting of Camaná - Quilca

From Camaná there is an unfinished bypass that runs along the coast from this city, passing through the ports of Mollendo and Ilo until connecting with the city of Tacna and which constitutes the National Highway PE-1SA , also called "Costanera".

The departments that the Pan-American Highway crosses in the Peruvian sector (from north to south) are: Tumbes (branch that starts from Huaquillas in Ecuador and Aguas Verdes in Peru), Piura (main branch that starts from Macará in Ecuador and sector International Bridge - Suyo district in Peru), Lambayeque, La Libertad, Áncash, Lima, Ica, Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna.

The most important cities that the Pan-American Highway runs through in Peru are:

Via de Evitamiento (Puente Huáuco) Near Lima.

• PANEL PE-1N Piura Piura)
• PANEL PE-1N Lambayeque (Lambayeque) Lambayeque)
• PANEL PE-1N Chiclayo Lambayeque)
• PANEL PE-1N Pacasmayo ( Freedom)
• PANEL PE-1N TrujilloLI-104 LI-720) ( Freedom)
• PANEL PE-1N Chimbote Áncash)
• PANEL PE-1N Pativilca ( Lima)
• PANEL PE-1N Huacho ( Lima)
• PANEL PE-1N Chancay Lima)
• PANEL PE-1N Lima ( Lima)
• PANEL PE-1S Lima ( Lima)
• PANEL PE-1S Blue hill ( Lima)
• PANEL PE-1S Chincha Ica)
• PANEL PE-1S Ica (Ica)
• PANEL PE-1S Nazca ( Ica)
• PANEL PE-1S Camaná ( Arequipa)
• PANEL PE-1S Arequipa Arequipa)
• PANEL PE-1S Moquegua ( Moquegua)
• PANEL PE-1S Tacna ( Tacna)

Chile

Cartel used in Argentina and Chile to point out the traffic of motorists by Pan American Highway.

In its passage through Chile, it covers approximately 3,363 km completely paved and 44.30% of them on highway standard. It runs from the border with Peru, very close to the city of Arica, to the city of Quellón, where it runs through the pampas and the Atacama desert in the Norte Grande, valleys and mountains in the Norte Chico and Central Chile, to delve into wide valleys in the South Center, and forests and meadows in the South of Chile, up to the city of Puerto Montt, where the highway divides, continuing its Pan-American stretch to the chacao channel to cross to the Isla Grande de Chiloé.

In its passage through Chile, the highway has its zero kilometer in the underpass under the Alameda Bernardo O'Higgins, the most important road in the Chilean capital. It is planned to extend the stretch of highways of the so-called northern longitudinal. All of the above would increase the highway standard to the Pan-American Highway by almost 700 km.

In the city of Arica a branch leaves for the cities of La Paz and Santa Cruz (Bolivia), which ends in the port of Santos (Brazil). While in the town of Llay Llay a branch is born in the direction of Mendoza and Buenos Aires (Argentina).

Panoramic road bridge over the Malleco River, from the Collipulli Railway Bridge.

Pan American route from Llanquihue.

The most important cities it crosses are:

• Arica
• Iquique
• Antofagasta

From this point, the route is concessioned through highway:

• Copypo.
• The Serena
• Coquimbo
• Santiago
• Rancagua
• Curicó
• Talca
• Chillán
• Los Angeles
• Temuco
• Osorno
• Puerto Montt

Through the Chiloé archipelago:

• Ancud
• Castro
• Quellion

Through the Carretera Austral:

• Chaitén
• Coyhaique
• Punta Arenas (by Argentina, apart from the Austral route)

Trunks

There are several sections or trunks of great importance:

• A second branch was born in Peru, crossing Bolivia and Argentina and ending in Buenos Aires.
• From Buenos Aires three branches are born: one in the direction of Uruguay, where it passes through Montevideo and continues to the interior of Brazil, and another section goes to the city of Asunción, Paraguay, a third section is formed by the National Route RN 3, which links Buenos Aires with the city of Ushuaia.
• The motorways that form part of the Pan-American System in South America are the path that connects Lima with Brasilia, which aims to extend to the coast of the Brazilian Atlantic.

Bolivia

On the road to Lima, there is an international detour that leads to Puno and Desaguadero and from there to La Paz through Tiwanaku and Copacabana, municipalities such as Achacachi, Laja and El Alto, and to exit (that is, head to Chile) It goes to the municipalities of Viacha, Calamarka, Ayo ayo and Patacamaya where it goes to Arica and Iquique.

There is a cut when crossing Patacamaya, heading to the bioceanic route with Oruro and Cochabamba.

Argentina

National Route 7 at kilometer 22, belonging to the match of Morón. In this sector is a 4-lane highway on the side.

Trucks on National Route 7 in Junín.

In Argentina, the main branch of the Pan-American Highway is National Route 7, the main bi-oceanic corridor between Chile and Argentina, linking the capitals of both countries: Santiago and Buenos Aires:

• Mendoza
• San Luis
• Junín
• Buenos Aires

Another branch passes through the center of the country, using a section of National Route 9:

• Córdoba
• Rosario
• Buenos Aires

From General Paz Avenue, in Buenos Aires, continue:

• to the west, the National Route 3, which in 3.045 km crosses from northeast to southwest the province of Buenos Aires, and continues in almost parallel to the Patagonian coast to the city of Ushuaia. Due to the presence of the Strait of Magellan, access between the provinces of Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego is made by Chile, through the route CH-255 and Route CH-257. The crossing of the Strait of Magellan is carried out by ferris.
• Bahía Blanca
• Viedma
• Trelew
• Comodoro Rivadavia
• Caleta Olivia
• Stonebuena
• Río Gallegos
• Rio Grande
• Tolhuin
• Ushuaia
• Secondary tract: north of the city of Buenos Aires, the National Route 9, which continues in Bolivia and Peru to Lima, begins. Until the city of Rosario is a highway (another highway connects that city with that of Cordoba), and from Rosario is born a stretch that in the north direction reaches Asunción. In Zárate there is another route that crosses the Paraná through the Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge, crosses Entre Ríos, Uruguay and arrives in Montevideo, continuing to the south of Brazil.

Gallery

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  This GMC Sierra managed to travel all over the Pan American from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego.

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  Ruta del Bosque (tramo de la ruta panamericana en la Región del Biobío, Chile), destroyed by the Earthquake on February 27, near Los Angeles.

The role of Brazil in the Pan-American highway project

Backed by Brazilian President Washington Luis, on April 16, 1928, the "Brazilian Expedition of the Pan-American Highway" set out on two Model T Fords from Rio de Janeiro, with the mission of exploring and designing a route that would unite the three Americas. It was commanded by Army Lieutenant Leonidas Borges de Oliveira, supported by the observer Francisco Lopes da Cruz, and the mechanic Mario Fava. After traveling 28,000 km, largely unknown until then, they arrived in New York, to later return to Brazil, but not before participating in parades with Eliot Ness, the Nicaraguan revolutionary Augusto César Sandino, the president of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and the pioneer of the automobile industry Henry Ford.

Projects

Colombia began in 2008 the project "Transversal of America" which would contribute a section to the Pan-American highway, this project consists of the construction of the missing highway between Palo de Letras (a landmark on the border line between Colombia and Panama) and the place known as Lomas Aisladas (Antioquia), as well as the paving of the highway from Lomas Aisladas to El Tigre (Antioquia). In 2010, the award of the route was made, including the aforementioned piece but pending the respective environmental licenses, since this route crosses the Los Katíos National Natural Park, which in turn is part of the Darién Gap. The licenses were not granted, so only the construction up to the Atrato River, 29 km from the border with Panama, was established. To discard the "letter sticks" It is projected in the future that the road will start from the jurisdiction of the Acandí Municipality on the Caribbean side of Darién; The Transversal de América highway will end at the entrance to the Los Katíos National Natural Park. In Chile, the Chacao Bridge is under construction, which will join Route 5, the Chilean section of the Pan-American Highway. This bridge will end the interruption between the Chacao Canal and the highway.