Uspallata

Uspallata
Village
Municipal House, Uspallata
Municipal House, Uspallata
Coordinates: 32°34′S 69°19′W / 32.567°S 69.317°W / -32.567; -69.317
Country Argentina
Province Mendoza
DepartmentLas Heras
Elevation
2,039 m (6,690 ft)
Population
 • Total3,439
Postal code
M5553
Phone code+54 261
ClimateBWk
Las Bovedas in Uspallata
Typical landscape of Uspallata

Uspallata is a village and administrative district in Argentina, in a scenic location on the road that crosses the Andes between Mendoza and Santiago in Chile. It is located 100 km (62 mi) west of Mendoza and was once served by the now disused Transandine Railway which passed through the town on its way from Mendoza to Los Andes in Chile.