Bermejo Pass
Bermejo PassBermejo Pass, in the southern Andes Mountains, between Argentina and Chile. Bermejo Pass, mountain pass at 12,917 feet (3,937 metres) in the southern Andes Mountains, between Argentina and Chile, directly south of Mount Aconcagua. It is the site of the Cristo Redentor (Christ of the Andes) statue, dedicated in 1904 and erected to commemorate a series of peace and boundary settlements between Argentina and Chile.
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Article Title:
Bermejo Pass
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
30 September 2010
Access Date:
November 22, 2024