{
  "name": "Los Caracoles",
  "slug": "los-caracoles",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/los-caracoles/",
  "summary": "Chile's most dramatic Andean pass road: back-to-back hairpin switchbacks carved into a near-vertical canyon wall, climbing from the Aconcagua valley to the Cristo Redentor tunnel.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "CH-60"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Chile",
    "region": "Valparaíso",
    "start": {
      "name": "Río Blanco",
      "lat": -32.900062,
      "lon": -70.364883
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Túnel Cristo Redentor",
      "lat": -32.826141,
      "lon": -70.09154
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 25.6,
    "lengthKm": 41.2,
    "driveMinutes": 54,
    "corners": 77,
    "hairpins": 16,
    "maxGradientPercent": 17,
    "summitMetres": 3236.3,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Tight hairpin switchbacks",
    "Snow and ice in winter",
    "Rockfall",
    "Heavy commercial traffic",
    "Seasonal border closures"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Salto del Soldado",
    "Mirador Los Caracoles",
    "Laguna del Inca - Portillo"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 239
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-08-03"
}