Crossing The Cordillera: 12 Day Traffic Jam at 12,000 Feet (In WInter)

This is the most important cargo point on the entire continent. It is the dead of winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and everyone in this part of the world knows what that means. Along with snowstorms, ice and glacial winds, there are sure to be thousands of trucks and cars stranded for days here at the choke point of commerce in South America.

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