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Favorite thing: Uspallata Pass ( c.12,500 ft (3,810 m) high, over the Andes between Mendoza, Argentina, and Santiago, Chile. A trail—and later a rough road—for men and pack animals was used before the Transandine Railway (1910–82) was built. The Pan-American Highway now runs through the pass. In 1817 José de San Martín sent part of his patriot army through the pass to fight the Spanish royalists in Chile. The Christ of the Andes statue stands in the pass. Mt. Aconcagua towers to the north.
Fondest memory: Vivd colours and massive rocks faces carving in and out of the landscape.
Nearly every direction you look you can see snow capped peaks in the distance keeping an eye on you deep below.
Written Jun 19, 2005
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On the picture left you can see the argentinian flag which is part of the border station with Chile.
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Beware of taking photos... it´s strictly forbidden! They look to you. I only took this one photograh of the flag because I didn´t want to get into droubles with the police. The controls are very strict. You have to open your suitcase and show EVERYTHING you have ...
BUT if you give them 20 US-dollars, they will let you pass .....
THAT should be strictly forbidden !!! :-(((((
Updated Jun 19, 2003
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This is one of the most beautiful pictures I have ever made .... look at these wonderful colors!
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Fondest memory: The Uspallata Canyon is a long valley which streches from the chilenian border (at more than 3000 meters!) down to the small village of Uspallata, which gave the canyon the name.
The smal river on picture is Rio Mendoza, named after the town, which we went.
There will come much more about Mendoza soon on my Mendoza page
Updated Jun 19, 2003
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The Uspallata canyon is one of the most fascinating landscapes I have ever been. For me it looks a little bit similar with the Grand Canyon in the United States.
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When we went though the canyon, the had to stop sometimes because many of our group wanted to take pictures.
You will understand it if you look at these pictures. It seemed that the mountains lightened. They had such vibrant and spectacular colours!
Hmmm, it' s pity that I didn't take more pics of these mountains... but I was not soo photo-addicted that time and I also had co-drivers ...
Updated Jun 19, 2003
Favorite thing: Visit the Aconcagua Provintial Park and enjoy of wonderful natural views. If you can, climb the Aconcagua Peak, 6959 mts.!!!
Written Nov 7, 2006
Favorite thing: Visit this precarious natural bridge before it collapses!!
Updated Nov 7, 2006
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Visit this precarious natural bridge before it collapses!!
Q: Is Uspallata , a part of Buenos Aires ?
A: Uspallata could be a street in BA city, or the town in Mendoza Province...
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Uspallata is a small town in the Andes of Argentina. You will pass this town when you go from Santiago to Mendoza. We had only a short stop here. But read more on this page ...
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Uspallata & the Andes spectacular sightseeings
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Uspallata - Cross the Andes into Chile
Uspallata is a small town near the Argentina / Chile border. There is a large Argentinian army base located here, so the presence of soldiers should not alarm you. The serene surroundings give you......
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