As far back as our second week in Mexico, we had heard great things about Valparaiso, and even the amazing bus trip up and across the Andes Mountains. From having spent about 18,000 kms of our trip so far on buses, and seeing the Andes numerous times, we were still excited about seeing them one last time, their bare ruggedness, snow-capped peaks and the sheer size and beauty of them. Yet again, we were not disappointed. While the border crossing took a while near the top of them, it was very easy as we were able to wait in the bus for our turn to get processed. The mountain range is just spectacular to look at, the array of colours and the winding roads up and down it on either side. We did eventually get to
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