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Los Andes, founded on July 31, 1791 as Santa Rosa de Los Andes, is a Chilean city and commune located in the province of the same name, in Valparaíso Region ("Fifth Region" of Chile). It lies on the route between Santiago and Chile's primary border crossing with Argentina by way of the summit of the Uspallata Pass in the Andes mountain range.
According to the 2002 census, Los Andes is the sixth most populous province in the region with a population of 91,683. At that time, there were 74,104 people living in urban areas , 17,579 people living in rural areas , 46,325 men and 45,358 women.
The Southern Andes in Argentina and Chile, south of Llullaillaco, The Central Andes in Peru and Bolivia, and The Northern Andes in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. At the northern end of the Andes, the separate Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta range is often, but not always, treated as part of the Northern Andes. [3]
Patagonia (Spanish pronunciation: [pataˈɣonja]) is a geographical region that includes parts of Argentina and Chile at the southern end of South America. The region includes the southern section of the Andes mountain chain with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and glaciers in the west and deserts, tablelands, and steppes to the east.
Rinconada (Spanish pronunciation: [riŋkoˈnaða]) is a city and commune in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region.It was created on 18 January 1897 by Federico Errázuriz Echaurren.
The Paso Internacional Los Libertadores, also called Cristo Redentor, is a mountain pass [citation needed] in the Andes between Argentina and Chile. It is the main transport route out of the Chilean capital city Santiago into Mendoza Province in Argentina and so carries quite heavy traffic.
Los Lagos Region (Spanish: Región de Los Lagos pronounced [los ˈlaɣos], lit. 'Region of the Lakes') is one of Chile's 16 regions , which are first order administrative divisions , and comprises four provinces: Chiloé , Llanquihue , Osorno and Palena .
Los Andes Department, Salta Province, Argentina; National Territory of Los Andes, a former national territory of Argentina that has since been incorporated into Catamarca, Jujuy and Salta provinces; Los Andes Province (Bolivia), La Paz Department; Los Andes, Chile, a city and commune in Los Andes Province, Valparaíso Region, Chile