Las Cuevas
Las Cuevas is a village in Departamento de Luján, Mendoza and has an elevation of 3,161 metres. Las Cuevas is situated nearby to the locality Paso de Uspallata, as well as near Paso Internacional Los Libertadores.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Argentina
- Also known as: “Eva Perón” and “Villa Eva Perón”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Christ the Redeemer of the Andes and Uspallata Pass.
Christ the Redeemer of the Andes
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Christ the Redeemer of the Andes is a monument high in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes at 3,832 metres above mean sea level on the border between Argentina and Chile. Christ the Redeemer of the Andes is situated 2½ km southwest of Las Cuevas.
Uspallata Pass
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The Uspallata Pass, Bermejo Pass or Cumbre Pass, is an Andean pass which provides a route between the wine-growing region around the Argentine city of Mendoza, the Chilean city Los Andes and Santiago, the Chilean capital situated in the central Chilean valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paso Internacional Los Libertadores and Portillo.
Paso Internacional Los Libertadores
Locality
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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 and so carries heavy traffic. Paso Internacional Los Libertadores is situated 3 km west of Las Cuevas.
Portillo
Photo: Sinopsis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portillo is a ski resort in Central Chile. It is close to the Argentine border, and the skiing area runs right across the serpentine road to Mendoza.
Las Cuevas
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Departamento de Luján, Mendoza, Cuyo, Argentina, South America
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Latitude
-32.81352° or 32° 48′ 49″ southLongitude
-70.04855° or 70° 2′ 55″ westElevation
3,161 metres (10,371 feet)Open location code
47VF5XP2+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 198458163OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Las Cuevas” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Լաս Կուևաս”
- Dutch: “Las Cuevas”
- German: “Las Cuevas”
- Polish: “Las Cuevas”
- Russian: “Лас-Куэвас”
- Spanish: “Las Cuevas”
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