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Paso Internacional Los Libertadores
The most important and spectacular border crossing between Chile and Argentina is from Santiago to Mendoza, at 3,207 m (10,521 ft). It is considered one of the most scenic drives in the word and makes also the list of the most dangerous roads in the word.
Los Caracoles (snails) is a part of the pass on the Chilean side (ruta 60) with 26 total hairpin turns on an extremely steep incline. Seen from the air it looks like the coils of a refrigerator - see more in English or in Spanish.
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Find the bus on the road
At the middle of the Christ the Redeemer Tunnel is the national border
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Transandine Railway
Old narrow gauge (1 meter) railway (closed in 1984) from Mendoza to Los Andes going through Puente del Inca and Portillo. It followed the ancient route of mule-trains crossing the Andes between Chile and Argentina.All international railway use was suspended in 1977-78 during the Beagle conflict that brought the two countries on the brink of war.
Today only a Chilean section is still in use, between Los Andes and Río Blanco, for transport of copper mining materials (acids, copper, copper concentrates). At Río Blanco there is a rail connection to the Codelco mine at Saladillo. Modern diesel-electric locomotives are used.
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Control Integrado Horcones
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Puente del Inca
The impression of a traveler 100 years ago
The impression of a traveler 100 years ago
Here is a picture showing the old hotel in the background, the chapel at the left of the picture and Puente del Inca in front.
The impression of a traveler 100 years ago
Aconcagua
The world's longest above-water mountain range is the Andes, about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long.
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