The most epic mountain serpentine is Los Carcaroles, on the border between Argentina and Chile.
There is also the longest border in Latam: border guards unload all the things from the car and with dogs look for illegal goods. A huge sheepdog sniffed the car and suddenly barked loudly and joyfully. You know what they took away from me? The worst offense I will never repeat in my life: two apples and a handful of raisins.
The explanation was that Chile is closed off from the rest of Latin America by the high Andes. So high that not a single fly could pass through. Chileans are terribly proud of this (the absence of flies and the Andes, too) and that is why they do not allow fruit from Argentina – what if they turn out to be rotten and insect-ridden?
The three-hour wait was worth it – the road is magnificent, look!
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