Blue mountain valley view lorries climbing incline below scree cliffs, Argentinian side Uspallata Pass, Ruta 7, Andes, Argentina

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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 and from the summit on the Argentine side, seen here. A shot taken from a service bus between Mendoza and Santiago, Thursday before Easter 2010.

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Location: Ruta 7, Uspallata Pass, Andes, Argentina, South America
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
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