Argentina: El Gran Capitan

Emmanuelle Han chose to travel across Argentina aboard El Gran Capitan, an illustrious train dear to the heart and soul of every Argentine. In this land of contrasts, this mythic train constructed by English pioneers in the 19th century carries passengers more than 1,000 kilometers… in 33 hours. This iron monster snakes its way around the bends of the Sierras, the vast Pampas and town and villages with their gently fading colors. A ride on El Gran Capitan reveals all of Argentina’s complexities. We discover this promised land and its descendants as well as their multifaceted identities. A voyage to the borders of a country and its people, a journey along the frontier lands of Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil.