Berny's photos with the keyword: Paso de Uspallata

This is the Chilean side of the pass. We intended to drive down here and back to Argentina via tunnel, but it was closed because of snowdrifts. The high peak in the left background is Nevado Juncal (5965 m), other summits are marked in the image. What you see here as line in the snowy slope is only a footpath, not the road, which is below leading down right. scanned slide - Minolta X700

Christ the Redeemer of the Andes is a monument high in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes at 3832 metres on the border between Argentina and Chile. It was unveiled on 13 March 1904 as a celebration of the peaceful resolution of the border dispute between the two countries. In 1904, the bronze statue was moved in pieces 1200 kilometers by train, then carried up the mountains by mule. The mountain in the background is Cerro Santa Elena (4595 m) - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Argentinean border station and "Refugio del Cristo" on the Andes pass "Paso de Uspallata". It was cold up there. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Chilean border station and Refugio on the Andes mountain pass "Paso de Uspallata". As you can see, not much traffic up there ;-) The peak in the centre is Cerro Cabeza del Inca (4193 m). The summits right behind are Punta Desconocida (4360 m) and Cerro Alto de la Posada (4260 m). The PiP shows the Argentinean border station and Refugio. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Chilean border station on Paso de Uspallata. The flag is obviously suffering from the rough weather conditions up there. The PiP shows a little Chilean cat, warming up behind a window in the Refugio. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Chilean border station and Refugio on Paso de Uspallata. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Our dirt road is winding up the east slope of Pico de los Caracoles (3955 m), which marks the Argentina-Chilean border. - scanned slide, Minolta X700