Paso Libertadores by junge1
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The trans-Andean highway connecting Mendoza, Argentina with Santiago, Chile uses this pass. It is the main connection that all trucks use. This picture was taken at the Chilean entrance to the 3,080m (10,105-ft) long Tunel Cristo Redentor. The elevation here is 3,175m (10,417-ft). The Argentine entrance to the tunneel is at an elevation of 3,500m (11,483-ft). The approach to the tunnel from the Chilean side incorporates about 30 switchbacks and trucks are creeping up and down at a snails pace.
This picture was taken on 13 December 2003.
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Comments (37)
gigantische Gebirgslandschaft!!!! Super Foto und interessante Information!!!
Fantastic photo! looks desolate
Excellent photo!
Wow, wonderful place!! I want to be there!
Wow!!! Fantastic place and image!!!
WoW! I'm with Thalyra ;) It's really a beautiful place... I just want to go on a drive on this highway!!!
Wonderful place and shot!
however a great shot friend
Wonderful place and splendid shot! :)
look like it was cold there too. wonderful shot
amazing beauty ! excellent shot
Excellent shot
wow! this is really wonderful place and excellent shot sig.
Beautiful scene! Seems so peaceful and calming! Great background info as well... a spectacular subject indeed!
Very crisp capture.
Fantastic shot! At that altitude it most be a little hard breathing. I am impressed by the scale of the mountian tops and boulders. The entry to the tunnel most be 20 feet or so, but yet it looks small compaired to it's surroundings. :)
@krog. What looks like the tunnel entrance is actually an old railroad tunnel. The tunnel for the highway to the right of the picture.
Quite an image Sig. What do you think...I'll bet all those boulders have been brought down by ice at some glacial period in the past.
fantastic foto and place.
Amazing capture Sig the "highway" looks a bit like a dirt track..no seal.. At first look it looked like railway tracks there.. I got a bit excited ;-) lol. Excellent Photo..
great landscape and gorgeous photo, as usual!!!
@bmac62 &bazza. The picture was taken from the side of the highway and those are railroad tracks. Yes Bill, I image the boulders were brought down by ice and weathering over the years. It was mild and calm, but it was also summer time. I imagine in the winter time it is a different story.
That's HIGH!! Best I can do for you here is Washington Pass, and we've already been there. (That road is closed for the winter, btw.) This is an amazing shot. I would be gasping for breath at that elevation!
majestic mountaind the andes.5++.
That is real tough country. Nice picture Sig
EXCELLENT!!!!
wow ..stunning view!!
Very nice scene. Great terrain and lighting! Excellent capture.
Beautiful place.
wonderful image!!!