I'm glad I chose to do the road from Mendoza to Santiago during the day because it is quite an experience. The ascension of the Andes is more than 200 km, starting from an altitude of about 800 m to reach the tunnel Christo Redentor separating Argentina and Chile at an altitude of 3175 m. The descent to Santiago is made of many hair-pin curves, numbered a little like at l'Alpe d'Huez but much higher and for much longer... While separated by only 150km as the crow flies, the trip takes about 7 hours, including a long stop at the Chilean border, but it is all worth it!
May 22, 2010
Mendoza - Santiago de Chile
I'm glad I chose to do the road from Mendoza to Santiago during the day because it is quite an experience. The ascension of the Andes is more than 200 km, starting from an altitude of about 800 m to reach the tunnel Christo Redentor separating Argentina and Chile at an altitude of 3175 m. The descent to Santiago is made of many hair-pin curves, numbered a little like at l'Alpe d'Huez but much higher and for much longer... While separated by only 150km as the crow flies, the trip takes about 7 hours, including a long stop at the Chilean border, but it is all worth it!
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