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Cristo Redentor Tunnel
3.08-kilometre binational road tunnel at about 3,175 metres carrying Ruta 60 under the Andes into Argentina.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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Los Andes
Valparaiso, Chile · South America
About Los Andes
Los Andes sits on the route: 10 minutes from San Esteban, 49km from Paso de los Libertadores (Cristo Redentor).
Los Andes is in Valparaiso, Chile, with about 63,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is San Esteban, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Los Andes?
Within an hour or so of Los Andes: Cristo Redentor Tunnel (48 km), Paso de los Libertadores (Cristo Redentor) (49 km), Paso Internacional Los Libertadores (50 km), Aconcagua (58 km).
Are there any good drives near Los Andes?
The nearest famous roads are Paso de los Libertadores (Cristo Redentor), Paso Internacional Los Libertadores and Ruta 5 (Chilean Pan-American Highway).
Where is Los Andes?
Los Andes is in Valparaiso, Chile, about 4 km from San Esteban.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 63,009
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- Valparaiso
- Timezone
- America/Santiago
- Coordinates
- -32.8337, -70.5983
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Worth the detour from Los Andes
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Paso de los Libertadores (Cristo Redentor)
The main Andean crossing between Argentina and Chile climbing to 3,832 meters past the famous Christ the Redeemer statue.
49 km · about 55 min drive
mountain pass
Paso Internacional Los Libertadores
Main Chile–Argentina border crossing on Ruta 60, approached from Chile by the Los Caracoles hairpin ascent.
50 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Aconcagua
The highest peak in the Western Hemisphere at 6,961 meters, a bucket-list mountaineering challenge in the Andes near Mendoza.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Los Andes
- 48 kmCristo Redentor Tunnel3.08-kilometre binational road tunnel at about 3,175 metres carrying Ruta 60 under the Andes into Argentina.
- 49 kmPaso de los Libertadores (Cristo Redentor)The main Andean crossing between Argentina and Chile climbing to 3,832 meters past the famous Christ the Redeemer statue.
- 50 kmPaso Internacional Los LibertadoresMain Chile–Argentina border crossing on Ruta 60, approached from Chile by the Los Caracoles hairpin ascent.
- 66 kmSan Cristóbal Hill, SantiagoA metropolitan park hill with a funicular to the summit offering panoramic views of Santiago and the snow-capped Andes behind it.
- 69 kmRuta 5 (Chilean Pan-American Highway)Chile's 3,364-kilometre north-south trunk road from Arica to Quellón, the spine of most long-distance drives.
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