Walked back to the Valparaiso terminal and got on the bus for Mendoza, which is just over the border in Argentina. The border happens to be the Andes ranges. 7000km long, 500km wide. The bus over these mountains was incredible. The road was either still being built in places, or

Rocking about 4 hours sleep we got up and checked out. Caught a taxi to the bus terminal and got our tickets to Valparaiso (Valpo), an old port town with tonnes of "culture". The trip took 2 hours. Valpo is a very tired looking town. Much more run

Woke up feeling a million bucks at 6am. Too bad Santiago doesn't really wake up till 9 or 10 though. We strolled around the empty streets and grabbed a coffee from the only place that was open. Climbed up Cerro Santa Lucia which was right near our apartment.