"A ski resort and spectacular mountains ...." Portillo by MEdelmann

Portillo Travel Guide: 18 reviews and 26 photos

Portillo, located in the chilenian Andes on an altidude of 2.800 meters above sea level, is a well known ski resort in Winter. But also in summer it allures tourists from different parts in South America and also from the world, due to it location along the international route through the Andes from Los Andes in Chile to Mendoza in Argentina (Paso Fronterizo Los Libertadores).

Pros and Cons

Pros:Spectacular views to the Andes montains....
Cons:Prepare warm clothes!

Intro Written Nov 30, 2002
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Reviews (8)

The traffic signs Off The Beaten Path (1)

... are different in South America and so I also wanted to have a memory of the traffic sign there. Therefore I asked... more travel advice

The mountains (1) Things to Do (3)

Look around there, the mountains are very impressive and fascinated me a lot! more travel advice

The mountains (2) Things to Do (3)

Does it needs words to descibe the landscape? In my opinion NO ..... more travel advice

The mountains (3) Things to Do (3)

It was also interesting to see that these mountains looks so different to the Alps in my home country Austria ... more travel advice

Hotels (1)
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Written Dec 1, 2002

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mtncorg Jul 10, 2005 at 1:12 PM

Definitely different mountains here in the Andes - your pictures show what is so grand about mountains; variety is the spice of Life! Ganz toll!
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tini58de Dec 13, 2003 at 8:49 AM

Wow, Manfred, diese Seite ist doch tatsächlich immer an mir vorbeigegangen!!! Nice page!!
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fabrice May 14, 2003 at 11:32 AM

great adventure at the end of the world(but we are the end of the world for them)
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tpangelinan Apr 11, 2003 at 7:29 AM

Great page and photos! beautiful mountains :)
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pepples46 Mar 15, 2003 at 11:59 AM

I never made it to Chile, you reminded me, I missed out on a beautiful part of the world..fine page Fred
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pollon Mar 12, 2003 at 6:45 AM

fabulous mountain views and page!
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lmkluque Mar 8, 2003 at 5:11 PM

What a wonderful trip! Nice page and travelogue! The road sign looked normal to me. :-)
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sim1 Mar 7, 2003 at 6:06 PM

Beautiful photos and what an amazing landscape!!! Beautiful! Hahaha, that road is crazy!!!
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billus Mar 1, 2003 at 12:26 PM

not all mountains are created equal
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globetrott Feb 15, 2003 at 4:33 PM

a great page and wonderful pics !