Through the Andes toward Chile

We spent a day in our rental car driving on a very picturesque road through the Andes Mountains toward the Chilean border. There were a lot of colors in the mountains and several unique stops along the way. We were especially fascinated by an old passenger train track that had metal/tin tunnels built around it. They were originally there to protect from the immense amount of snow and ice and to prevent rocks (that fell from the mountain sides) from blocking the tracks. Unfortunately the plan didn't work, because the tin tunnels were destroyed and barely standing in many places. There was still 3-4 feet of snow inside of them. On the road we traveled we got much closer to the highest point of the Andes, Aconcagua--but only about 2,900 meters. Sadly, there is a cemetery along the way where people who attempted to climb to the top have been buried.