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Actor and TV presenter Mex Urtizberea has moved from Buenos Aires to Bariloche, where he is temporarily living in a motorhome on the plot where his permanent house is being built. The house, called Casa FA, is designed by architect Mariel Trigos. Urtizberea spoke about the project on the programme Otro día perdido on eltrece. He continues to travel to Buenos Aires every month or six weeks for work.

Isabel, a 65-year-old paediatrician from Villa Gesell, and her friends converted a Mercedes-Benz bus into a motorhome with eight beds and two bathrooms. They are now selling it to divide their assets.

The municipality of Cortaderas will hold its first motorhome gathering on 5 and 6 December at the Piscu Yaco reservoir. The initiative aims to attract travellers in motorhomes, camper vans and caravans and to diversify the town's tourism offer. A maximum of 25 vehicles with facilities will be admitted to the first edition. Applicants must complete an online form with personal data, vehicle dimensions, number of occupants and technical requirements for the stay. Submitting the form does not guarantee a place; the municipality will contact applicants via WhatsApp to confirm availability and formalise bookings. The local government expects to repeat the event annually and add it to the region's tourism calendar.

Six travellers from the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo are on a 60-day motorhome trip through Patagonia. The group of three families reached Río Gallegos en route to the final destination of their journey. The trip began in south-eastern Brazil, where typical temperatures range from 26 to 36 degrees. In Patagonia the group noted a significant change in climate. After the Patagonian leg, the group planned to return to Brazil via Bariloche and the state of Paraná.

A family from the Brazilian town of Dois Irmãos reached Ushuaia in Argentina by motorhome in September. Diana Rossa Müller, Felipe Neubert Muller and their daughter Isabela set off on a South American expedition in May. They sold their house and left their jobs before the trip. The motorhome, named Fera, was built by the family over two years on a Ford Transit truck chassis bought in 2023. They covered Uruguay, Chile and Argentina in five months.

A retired resident of Tierra del Fuego, known online as Tremendo Patio, has stopped in Río Gallegos because of a delay in issuing the paper registration certificate for his motorcycle. He is waiting for the document from the Chivilcoy office and for Senasa permits to return to Ushuaia. The traveller is driving a motorhome with his 13-year-old dog named Negro. He said the motorhome became his way of life after retirement.

Silvia and Sergio from Rosario converted an old Mercedes-Benz 1215 into a motorhome and have spent more than a year travelling across South America without a fixed address.

Juan, 66, and Ludmila, 63, from Campana in Buenos Aires Province, converted a 24-seat 2003 Iveco Daily 59-12 minibus into a motorhome. The work began during the pandemic and took almost two years. The motorhome has a living area, a kitchen with an oven, a bathroom with a toilet and a bedroom with a bed 1.40 metres wide and 2.25 metres long. Four 320 W solar panels and a 3000 W inverter with a 6000 W peak are installed on the roof. The couple have travelled to Ushuaia via Route 3, then north on Route 40 to Esquel, and to Iguazu Falls.

In Concordia, Argentina, an Acapulco 405 caravan detached from a Volkswagen Amarok pickup and struck a street lamp post. The incident occurred on Sunday at around 15:30 on Avenida Monseñor Rosch, opposite the thermal baths. The pickup was driven by a 50-year-old man. The cause of the detachment has not been established. The Fifth Police Station and traffic officers opened an investigation; no injuries or damage to the post have been reported.

After separating, Delia Isolina Torres converted her 1991 Renault 11 into a low-budget camper van. She has travelled Argentina since 2021 and now uses a Citroën Berlingo after the Renault's engine gave up.

The fifth Expo Rodantear took place in Tigre from 22 to 25 October. Part of the ticket revenue will go to the town's maternal and children's hospital.

A family of four in Argentina commissioned a 4-metre-long, 2-metre-wide caravan with extra insulation and heating for Patagonia. A base model of these dimensions costs around 10 million pesos, with equipment such as air conditioning and a gas water heater priced separately. The caravan weighs about 750 kg, falls into category O1 and requires a B2 licence, its own number plate, homologation and third-party insurance. The maximum speed with a towed caravan in Argentina is 80 km/h, and tolls are charged at a higher category. A campsite pitch for the caravan and four people cost around 60,000 pesos per night.

A technical unit of Mar del Plata municipality has issued a report supporting a draft ordinance that would allow motorhomes weighing up to 3,500 kg to park during the day in coastal areas. The report was prepared by the Observatorio Vial department at the request of the city council's urban mobility committee; the draft was introduced by councillor Ricardo Liceaga Viñas. Covered vehicles include integrated, semi-integrated and alcove motorhomes and camper vans built on Mercedes Benz Sprinter, Fiat Ducato, Peugeot Boxer, Citroën Jumper, Renault Master, Ford Transit and Volkswagen Crafter chassis; converted lorries and buses are excluded. The report proposes defining parking as a daytime stop with the engine off, no external furniture and no overnight stay, and suggests rules for waste water, electrical connections and drinking water supply.

The Uritorco motorhome is built on a Volkswagen Delivery 11.180 4x4 truck chassis and converted by Culpina. It was presented at Expo Rodantear 2026 in Tigre.

Jorge “Tata” Varela, who spent more than 30 years in advertising, converted a 15-square-metre motorhome and continued to run his agency remotely. In eight months he covered about 27,000 km through Patagonia, northern Argentina and Chile with his two dogs. He held work meetings via Meet, Zoom and WhatsApp. According to him, leaving the office routine gave him health benefits and a different perspective on work decisions.

Ariadna Casiani is travelling around Argentina in a 1963 camper van with six square metres of living space and records her songs inside it. She produces the tracks herself and shares the process on social media.

Refugio del VIRCh, a family-run project in La Angostura on Provincial Route 9 in Gaiman, Chubut, Argentina, combines a vineyard with services for motorhomers and caravan owners. Two of its 12 hectares are planted with Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot, and visitors can tour the vineyard and join tastings and events. The site offers pitches with electricity, full bathrooms, drinking water, grey water disposal, Wi-Fi and a laundry service. In summer it is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 19:00 and on Sunday mornings; rates and motorhome stay conditions must be confirmed in advance.

Four tourists became stranded in a motorhome towing a trailer in a muddy lowland about 15 km from Puerto Deseado, Argentina, at around 19:55 on Sunday. Fire crews from stations 22 and 4 called in a rescue vehicle and used heavy-duty straps to extract the motorhome, which could not move under its own power. The provincial roads service supplied a grader to remove the top layer of mud and firm up the track. By 21:20 the motorhome was on solid ground and the uninjured tourists were escorted to Provincial Route 281.

The third Posadas Rodante gathering runs from 20 to 22 November at the Costa Sur complex. Entry with a vehicle costs 40,000 pesos, and the exhibition on 22 November is free.

A spontaneous parking area for motorhomes and converted buses has formed in Rosario on Belgrano Avenue, between the Rioja street roundabout and the San Juan rise. The site by the river, metres from the Flag Monument, is used by motorhomers, some of whom live there permanently. Among them is Osvaldo, 53, whose ten-metre bus was immobilised in 2024 after the electrical wiring was stolen; he plans to travel to Brazil once repairs are complete. Ariel, 47, moved into a 1997 Fiat Ducato and has now bought a Mercedes-Benz 515, saying he spends a third of what a house costs. The site is open, public and free; according to the travellers, restrictions on this lifestyle are increasing in other localities.