Uspallata Pass

American  

[oos-pah-yah-tuh, oos-pah-yah-tah] / ˌus pɑˈyɑ tə, ˌus pɑˈyɑ tɑ /

noun

1. a mountain pass in S South America, in the Andes, connecting Mendoza, Argentina, and Santiago, Chile. About 12,600 feet (3,840 meters) high.

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Uspallata Pass British  

/ uspaˈʎata, ˌuːspəˈlɑːtə /

noun

1. Also called: La Cumbre.  a pass over the Andes in S South America, between Mendoza (Argentina) and Santiago (Chile). Height: 3840 m (12 600 ft)

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Example Sentences

I observed Indian ruins in several parts of the Cordillera: the most perfect which I saw, were the Ruinas de Tambillos, in the Uspallata Pass.

From The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles

The Spaniards had a guard at the summit of the Uspallata Pass, but the advance troops of the Argentines charged it.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.

The summit of the Uspallata Pass, over which the army was to climb, is 12,500 feet above the level of the sea, or 4,000 feet higher than the Pass of St. Bernard.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Darwin found silicified trees on the same slope of the Andes as the Uspallata Pass.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James

Directly to the west was the Uspallata Pass, then as now the usual route between western Argentina and central Chile.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.