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| The temperature dropped when we visited the Andes |
Today we went on a trip into the Andes, west of Mendoza towards
Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside the Himalayas. It was pouring with rain when we set off and snow had closed the pass over the Andes into Chile, but after driving for over 3 hours we reached a sunny viewpoint at over 3000 m.
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| The Puente del Inca and layers of coloured rocks in the Andes |
The scenery en route was spectacular, quite different from the Swiss Alps. At the highest point we were surrounded by snow-covered mountains at 3 degrees C. We even saw a pair of condors. We took lots of pictures at the Aconcagua National Park, but my camera battery ran out. We had coffee and lunch in a green oasis called Uspallata. We arrived back at 4.30pm.
Later we went out for a drink on the 10th floor of a nearby building, and saw the sunset. We had dinner at a Spanish restaurant,
Tasca de Plaza Espana, where we ate fish gratin.
