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

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.

To cross the mountains meant to transport men, horses, artillery, and stores to an altitude of thirteen thousand feet, where the Uspallata Pass afforded an outlet to Chilean soil.

From Hispanic Nations of the New World; a chronicle of our southern neighbors by Shepherd, William R. (William Robert)

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

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.