alt Hacker NewsBuses and related are great in SA. I'm frankly surprised that it took 11 separate buses to this
If you are a comfortable traveler and know a bit of spanish, find the combis/collectivos wherever you are, it is far and away the best way to do day trip travel from many cities
If you look at the date, the point was not to reach the destination the quickest way. The author stayed several days in some areas.