Portillo and Los Libertadores

The old road to Argentina: thirty numbered hairpins stacked up the Caracoles to three thousand metres.

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1. Los Andes start · 820 m

   Los Andes is where the day begins. Next is Río Blanco, climbing 600 m.

2. Río Blanco scenic · 1420 m

   Río Blanco comes up 32 km in. The road climbs 600 m on the way up to it, steadily. Reckon on about 4 °C colder than the valley, and more in the wind. Next is Portillo, climbing 1460 m.

3. Portillo scenic · 2880 m

   64 km in you reach Portillo. The road climbs 1460 m on the way up to it, hard. Reckon on about 13 °C colder than the valley, and more in the wind. Next is Caracoles, climbing 320 m.

4. Caracoles pass · 3200 m

   The high point of this section, 3200 m up. The road climbs 320 m on the way up to it, steadily. Reckon on about 15 °C colder than the valley, and more in the wind. Nothing on this route is higher. At this height the road is a summer one: snow gates can stay shut into June and shut again in October.

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