Mendoza, Argentina, 1000km west of Buenos Aires |
Mendoza, Argentina |
Mendoza lies on a plain at the foot of the Andes |
Twisty road climbing into the Andes NW of Mendoza |
Roadside shirne in the Andes |
Cerro Aconcagua (6960m/22834ft) |
Andean Guanacos |
Mountain stream |
Rio de las Cuevas |
The Pan American Highway crosses the Andes as RN7 west of Mendoza |
Along the RN7 |
Disused tunnel along the route RN7 |
Lomas Blancas, Los Penitentes ski area (2580m) |
Los Penitentes |
Aconcagua (6960m) in the distance |
Aconcagua Provincial Park |
Aconcagua Provincial Park |
Cerro Aconcagua-South America's tallest peak at 6960m/22834ft |
Aconcagua Provincial Park |
Lone horseman rides along the mountain railroad |
A small railroad town along the RN7 |
Puente del Inca, natural bridge over the Rio Mendoza |
Puente del Inca |
Yellow mineral bearing rock at Puenta del Inca |
Las Cuevas, the last settlement on the RN7 prior to Chile |
Climbing above Las Cuevas to the old border crossing at Christo Redentor |
Valle of Las Cuevas |
Andes at Las Cuevas |
The dirt road to the top of the pass at Christo Redentor |
Argentine mountain station, Christo Redentor |
Chilean mountain station, Christo Redentor |
Christo Redentor, 4200m/13780ft |
Christo Redentor monument, 1902 |
View of the high Andean peaks around Christo Redentor |