Sight-seeing in South America . JiiU 11. J. .\./?...„ Inca Lake mountain in the Americas, .Vconcagua, 23,910 feet did n(jt look as commanding as some other i) Las Cuevas is the very clear and deej) inca Lake,willi a wild and l)leak, rockv Across the Andes 117 At Las Cnevas is the Argentinian mouth of the greattunnel through the backbone of the continent. Thistunnel is about two miles long and two miles above sealevel. It is 18 feet high, feet wide, and is facedwith two feet of Portland cement, because the rockthrough which it is cut becomes soft and crumbles
Sight-seeing in South America . JiiU 11. J. .\./?...„ Inca Lake mountain in the Americas, .Vconcagua, 23,910 feet did n(jt look as commanding as some other i) Las Cuevas is the very clear and deej) inca Lake,willi a wild and l)leak, rockv Across the Andes 117 At Las Cnevas is the Argentinian mouth of the greattunnel through the backbone of the continent. Thistunnel is about two miles long and two miles above sealevel. It is 18 feet high, feet wide, and is facedwith two feet of Portland cement, because the rockthrough which it is cut becomes soft and crumbles whenexposed to the air. From Las Cuevas the old Andean Trail winds on upover the mountain. It climbs 2,500 feet above the tun-nel. Before its completion, trains were met here bywhat was known as the Combination Transport, whichquickly carried passengers and baggage over the Combination Transport consisted of twentycoaches, ten baggage wagons, 150 men, and 500 horsesand mules, that were maintained at a cost of over $40,000per month. By passing through the tunnel the passengers miss thediscomfort of soroche, or mountain sickness, which wascommon to both animals and people, and the sight of ElChristo, or the Christ of the rdes, which man) trav-elers
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