South America: Observations and Impressions New edition corrected and revised
CHAPTER VII
ACROSS THE ANDES
The Andean Range 248
The Uspallata Pass from Chile into Argentina 250
Construction of the Transandine Railway 251
Scenery on the Chilean Side 253
The Tunnel under the Summit of the Cordillera 256
Scenery on the Argentine Side 256
Aconcagua and Tupungato 257
The City of Mendoza 260
Argentines and Chileans 264
Return across the Mountains and Ascent to the Cumbre 267
The Christ of the Andes 269
Observations on the Scenery of the Andes in General 271
Comparison with the Himalayas 276
[Note on the Passage of the Andes, in 1817, by the Army of General San Martin] 280