The winding road

As we climb the canyon to Aconcagua, we are told the story of the crazy englishman who built the railroad. Of course it took longer and had many more problems than anticipated. The company went bankrupt in 1978 and the line is abandoned now. It looks like it would make a great hiking trail - at least where the mountain have not reclaimed the bed with slides. There is a wonderful, log cabin camping stop about an hour outside of Coria to use as a jumping-off spot.

The Aconcagua

February 15th 2006
We're taking a tour into the Andes to try to glimpse Aconcagua - the tallest mountain in the world, after Mt. Everest, at 7021 meters. The bus picks us up at the hotel and we're off. The drive is a real lesson in geology and geography. The skies are fascinating as well. I even catch sight of a guanaco, related to the camel but without the hump. I thought it was a llama. Our group is intern ... read more

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