Chapters 7 - 9 Summary and Analysis

"San Martin de Los Andes" snakes between the Andes Mountains near Lake Lacar and is a tourist haven. Che and Alberto stay overnight in a tool shed in the national park and buy some beef. Che believes that his destiny involves travel. They stay the day at the park and earn some money loading wood for a local barbecue. A lot of meat is left over and they are allowed to take it; Che steals a bottle of red wine by pretending to be drunk. It rains the next day, and before they resume riding, some of Alberto's friends arrive in a jeep and drink. They ride to Junin de los Andes with them.

"Circular Exploration" records their experience in Junin de los Andes, which is a more isolated place than their last location. The next day they fix...