Los Andes, Chile

Route through the Andes mountains, Chile-Argentina
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Los Andes is the town in Valparaíso Region, on the main road from Chile across the Uspallata Pass into Argentina. The town is at an elevation of 820 m (2,690 ft), at the foot of the Andes mountains, surrounded by vineyards.

Originally a railway stop on the track between Valparaíso and Mendoza, Argentina, Los Andes still plays the same role today, although the railway traffic has been replaced by road traffic. The now derelict railway tracks, laid in 1910, are still visible today. There are plans afoot to restore the railway links but so far nothing concrete has materialized.

Cristo Redentor de los Andes, statue erected at the site of the peaceful resolution of a border dispute between Argenina and Chile in 1904
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Visiting Los Andes

Highway 60 is the main highway through Los Andes, connecting Valparaíso via Viña del Mar with the Argentinian border.

Places of Interest in Los Andes

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