Uspallata
Encyclopedia
Uspallata is a village
, and an administrative district, in Argentina
in a scenic location on the road which crosses the Andes
between Mendoza
and Santiago
in Chile
. It is located 100 km (62 mi) west of Mendoza
and was once served by the now disused Transandine Railway which passed through the town on its way from Mendoza to Los Andes
in Chile.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
, and an administrative district, in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
in a scenic location on the road which crosses the Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
between Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina
Mendoza is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the , Mendoza's population was 110,993...
and Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. It is located 100 km (62 mi) west of Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina
Mendoza is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the , Mendoza's population was 110,993...
and was once served by the now disused Transandine Railway which passed through the town on its way from Mendoza to Los Andes
Los Andes
-Places:*Los Andes Department, one of the Departments of Argentina*Los Andes Province, Bolivia*Los Andes, Chile*Los Andes Province, Chile*Los Andes, Nariño, a town and municipality in Colombia*Los Andes , a former state of Venezuela -Others:...
in Chile.