Chile Starting out of the city

The Andes is the longest continental mountain range in the world. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about 7,000 km long, about 200 km to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m. The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. The highest peak, Mount Aconcagua, rises to an elevation of about 6,962 m above sea level.The world's highest volcanoes are in the Andes, including Ojos del Salado on the Chile-Argentina border which rises to 6,893 m.

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We started through new areas of the city, and the weather was just great for a mountain crossing

We crossed different areas, winegrowing, plants and more desertlike parts

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