Mountain peak view two articulated lorries descending hairpin bend into Chile, summit Uspallata Pass, Ruta 7, Andes, Chile

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The Uspallata Pass links the Argentinian wine-growing city of Mendoza with the Chilean capital, Santiago. It has been used since Inca and Spanish Colonial times as an east-west routeway over the Andes. In 1817 the pass was used by San Martin's Army of the Andes in a campaign to free Chile and ultimately Peru from Spanish Colonial Rule. At its summit the pass reaches an altitude of 3810 metres (12500 feet). On the Chilean side of the summit the road descends into the Anconcagua valley via a series of dramatic hairpin bends. There is a more gentle incline to the summit on the Argentine side.

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Location: International Route 7, Uspallata Pass Summit, Chilean hairpin descent, Andes, Chile, South America
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
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