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Instead of going back to Chile the way I came, I splurged and joined the tourist package crowd to cross the Andes in style in a series of boats and buses. It was a great way to see the inner landscape between the two countries and the two national parks that comprise the area. So many mountains and lakes and forests! I have never seen so many blues and greens in one day. Crossing the border back into Chile was a bit intimidating because they have a lot of regulations about what you can´t bring into the country. For example, fruit, cheese, meat, products derived from plant matter, feathers, animal-skin drums, etc. So when the tour guide announced this about 30 minutes before we got to the border, everyone began frantically eating the food they had with them. The old couple sitting next to me scarfed down about four packages of chocolates they had bought in Bariloche.