National Route A006 is a gravel road of connecting the town of
Las Cuevas on the northwest of the province of
Mendoza with the
Christ the Redeemer monument in the border between
Argentina
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and
Chile
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. This road is only open in the summer season. It is always important to inquire in the cities of
Mendoza or
Uspallata
Uspallata is a village and administrative district in Argentina, in a scenic location on the road that crosses the Andes between Mendoza and Santiago in Chile. It is located west of Mendoza and was once served by the now disused Transandine ...
on the road conditions as it could be impassable at times. In it winding length it changes altitude from to .
Before the construction of the
Cristo Redentor Tunnel
The Paso Internacional Los Libertadores, also called ''Cristo Redentor'', is a mountain pass 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 an ...
, the road was the only border crossing between the two countries in this area.
National roads in Mendoza Province
Tourism in Argentina
Gravel roads
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