Uspallata Pass

Statue of Cristo Retendor at the pass

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The Paso de la Cumbre ( German: "Passage of the Summit ") is a heavily used option for crossing the main ridge of the Andes between Mendoza in Argentina and Santiago in Chile.

Naming

The pass is also known under the following names:

  • Paso Libertadores - because of 1817 took place here crossing the mountains by Chilean - Argentine troops under the command of Juan Gregorio de Las Heras
  • Paso Uspallata - after the last major settlement on the Argentinian side
  • Paso del Cristo Redentor - after a statue built in 1904 at the pass
  • Paso Iglesia - after erected on the Chilean side chapel
  • Paso Bermejo - after the russet color of the surrounding mountains

Location

The 3,834 meter high pass is at 32 ° 50 ' south latitude and 70 ° 4' west longitude south of today running through the Tunel del Cristo Redentor Ruta Nacional 7 near the village of Las Cuevas.

Course

The increase on the Argentinian side is provided by the valley of the Rio Mendoza, where the foothills of the Andes are reached at the Embalse Potrerillos. Even before reaching the river valley to the southwest results in a great view of the Tupungato. Until Uspallata the road climbs steadily and runs in a northerly direction, turns in this community located on approximately 2,000 meters to the course of the river following to the southwest. Near the Argentine border control in Punta de Vacas is the valley of the Rio Tupungato last time a view of the volcano of the same free. The pass road now runs parallel to the disused railway line to the west and passes this Puente del Inca and a vantage point overlooking the Aconcagua before it reaches the border village of Las Cuevas. During the commercial long-distance transport today exclusively uses the tunnel, tourists are transported as before about the numerous switchbacks to the pass.

The Chilean side of the pass - even by geographical constraints significantly steeper than the Argentine - is formed by the valley of the Rio Juncal, near Los Andes, Valle Longitudinal is achieved.

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  • Pass in Argentina
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  • Mountain pass
  • Province of Mendoza
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