Chile Route 60

Route 60
Ruta 60
Location
CountryChile
Highway system

Chile Route 60 is a main road in the Valparaíso Region of Chile that extends from Valparaíso to Paso Los Libertadores. It continues into Argentina as National Route 7, toward Mendoza.

The Route 60 is made up of two separate stretches of road. One goes from the port of Valparaíso to the junction with Chile Route 5 at La Calera. The other stretch extends from Route 5 at Llaillay to the border with Argentina. The actual border crossing is in the 3 km long Cristo Redentor tunnel. The route roughly follows the course of the disused Transandine Railway and the Aconcagua River.

The route is famous for "Los Caracoles," a series of 29 hairpin turns with a combined elevation gain of 525 meters.

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