RN 3 – Fruit Checkpoint and Police Control | Checkpoint

Argentina

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Applies to south or westbound traffic only. Police control in both directions.

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Muy amablemente nos preguntaron si llevamos frutas. Miraron en la heladera y nos indicaron que no podíamos pasar las manzanas, duraznos, uvas y un pedazo de morrón. No hubo problemas con bananas, perejil y lechugas. Fueron muy simpáticos y nos señalaron un lugar con sombra para que almorcemos esas frutas, así que no tuvimos que tirar nada.

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Friendly officer asked us to open the back. He had a look and everything was fine. They didn't ask for fruits or vegetables and I was even eating a fruit while talking to him.

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Veniamos de Bahia Blanca y vamos hacia el Sur. Control solamente de Frutas y verduras, y el oficial buena onda nos dijo que en Pedro Luro hay control de Carne y Fiambres que no se pueden pasar, traíamos un pedazo de Queso que tuvimos que comer antes de llegar a Pedro Luro.

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Friendly officer asking for fruits and vegetables. We had to give them our pepper, apple and mandarine. We could keep our banana;)

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If your beef, sausage or whatever has special Senasa print on, you may take it with you. I'll upload a Photo of it.

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We were checked here by a friendly officer. direction north-south. Check site for what you may take to Patagonia. https://www.argentina.gob.ar/senasa/informacion-al-viajero/viajar-dentro-del-pais/regulaciones-para-el-ingreso-la-region-patagonica-de-productos

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Police control from south to north. Fruit and meat from north to south.

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There is a fruit checkpoint here so we are eating ours apples. The person is very nice.

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very friendly, they asked for raw meat and fruit and checked our fridge, we didn’t have any so we could continue without delay.

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Paramos na barreira fitossanitária e os funcionários foram muito educados. Perguntaram se tínhamos verduras e frutas, olharam o motobull e recolheram apenas 2 laranjas e uma maçã, que podíamos consumir se quiséssemos, a banana pode passar e pegaram dois tomates um pimentão. O resto só olharam por cima de boa e nós liberaram. Tínhamos carne vermelha, mas não viram no freezer e passou, mas é proibido, só passa cozida. Ovos ficaram de boa. Esse controle é pra combater uma mosca,praga que afeta as plantações na Argentina.

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They were very nice. They took away our peppers. Otherwise, it was just: no fruit, meat and cheese. Butter and cucumber and zucchini were okay.

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Very nice people at control point.
Only asked us to open our motorhome and asked if we had anything.
We said no, they trusted us and let us go

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Funcionários muito educados. Olharam o Camper é só retiveram as laranjas.

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We were stopped and asked to check the refrigerator. We had pears, onions, tomatoes, garlic, dairy and built-in, but the very polite officer questioned only pears. He offered whether we wanted to consume before following, but we had eat breakfasts, so we lost.

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Southbound inspection only. Large northbound vehicles should follow the carga lane.

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Asked for fruits only and we had a few banana and lemon but they said it was ok. We didn’t pay nothing, after that police was there and pulled us over to check passports and drivers license.

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said no banana, apple or peppers, all other is fine. very polite. paid nothing

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Very polite people. Just had a look into the fridge and suggested to eat the apple straight away. Done in 20 secs. Paid 35 pesos for the motorhome & 2 pax 👍

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frutas cítricas, carnes de vaca e embutidos não são permitidos.
inspecionaram nossa Kombi home.
tinha laranjas e pediram para consumir antes d seguir ou deixar com eles.
consumimos e seguimos sem problemas.
sao amigáveis.
frango, cebola, tomates e vegetais foram liberados

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Easy checkpoint. Didn‘t look into our van and just ask if we have fruits aboard. Nothing to be paied.

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easy control. just asked for fruits and meat and had a quick look into our van.

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Every car was inspected. Each car opened the trunk for the officials to look in. We didn't see any dogs. There weren't any fees or spraying while we were there.

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One person had only a short look inside our motorhome. Ask if we had fruits or meat. didn't look around and in 20 seconds finished his job.
paid 25 Peso for the motorhome. exactly what the price list showed.

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25 A$ (4x4 car) - very fast check of our electric coolbox, no check of our bags. The guy saw fresh mushrooms and dry sausage and didn’t say anything.

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Barreira zoofitosanitaria e pedágio de 25 pesos. Tínhamos recém efetuado compras como frutas, verduras e frios. Retiraram apenas as laranjas. O profissional não entrou ao Motorhome, apenas olhou do lado de fora.

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Only southbound. Nothing to add. Good luck!

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This place is in wrong location - it is located at -38.72280, -62.52745

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This place is in wrong location - it is located at -38.72280, -62.52745

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This place is in wrong location - it is located at -38.72280, -62.52745

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I little check of fruits, vegetable and meat. Really quick. We paid 30 ARS

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No check at all, only a chat about our travel plans. No spraying of the car. Payed 70 ARS.

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Keine intensive Kontrolle. Wir hatten das Wenige gut verstaut.

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keine intensive Kontrolle, Blick in den leeren Kühlschrank.

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They checked the motorhome, took citrus fruit, kiwi, pepers and wanted meat too. 70 peso for ddsinfection of vehicule.

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The checkpoint is a little further in North.

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70 ARS to spray our truck. Friendly people, they take our oranges and leave us lemon, carrots, cucumber, milk products. They explain us beef and pork meat is forbidden but chicken and fish are ok.

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30 pesos for the fruit check. They only wanted to see if we have fruits.

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They just asked for fruits, vegetables and meat but didn't search for them and after a short glimpse inside the car they let us pass without spray anything and without charging us anything.

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30 pesos for something? fruit and carne check

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Checkpoint is a bit further north. If coming from the south you can drive thru without having to stop

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No fruit, plants, meat or tomatoes. Had to put in bin. No one actually checked the van and there were no sniffer dogs there at all. We were just asked if we had any of the banned products for Patagonia. Had to show driver's passport, licence, vehicle registration document & insurance document. 70 Argentinian pesos. Only lorries got the "wash".

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No maps. Avocados OK. Spray is just water for 30 pesos.

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Bananas are also ok.
No sniffer dogs, just a brief inspection.

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For southbounders only. Heading north? Enjoy your fruit :)

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potatoes, onions, garlic, melons, cold cuts (ham, mortadella) non red meat are OKAY // pimentos, grapes, red meat, apples, pears, oranges, uncooked ham are NOT OKAY

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They are mainly looking for fruit here but also beef products (chicken and pork are okay). Patagonia is a fruit fly free region. They search the vehicle with dogs and fumigate for a fee of AR$12. You can ask for a checkpoint map which lists the checkpoints in Southern Argentina and restricted food products. The 3 RN3 checkpoints south of here are meat only (not concerned with fruit). This checkpoint and the meat checkpoints listed below apply to south or westbound traffic only.

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