Paso Internacional Los Libertadores

32°49′38″S 70°05′32″W / 32.82724°S 70.09213°W / -32.82724; -70.09213

Los Libertadores Pass
Switchbacks on the Chilean side of the pass
Elevation3,200 m (10,499 ft)
LocationArgentinaChile border
RangePrincipal Cordillera, Andes
The Chilean tunnel entrance in winter

The Paso Internacional Los Libertadores, also called Cristo Redentor, is a mountain pass[citation needed] in the Andes between Argentina and Chile. It is the main transport route out of the Chilean capital city Santiago into Mendoza Province in Argentina and so carries quite heavy traffic.


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