We have just finished our first 24 hours in Valparaiso, or "Valpo" as its also known. And what a trip. We left Mendoza on Wednesday morning, later than we wanted, as always, and found our way onto Ruta 7, which snaked its way up toward the Andes, through a lower yet older range that looks out over Mendoza. The road was good, windy, yet not windy!! And so we made good progress upward. 20km from the border, we had lunch and ironically, our last meal in Argentian was mutton, not beef! Once we left the sleepy, out-of-season ski resort, we found the wind had picked up and it started to snow, although the flakes did not settle, so the road remained safe. We passed alongside Aconcagua, the highest peak of the Americas and reached the tunnel
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