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Breathtaking Family Road Trip: Crossing the Andes from Peru to Chile

Breathtaking Family Road Trip: Crossing the Andes from Peru to Chile

The road-tripping family behind Our Open Road, one of our 24 Best Blogs and Websites 2014, spent Christmas and New Year's Day crossing borders in South America. After five months in Peru, the trio drove their old camper van across the border to Chile.

Here are the gorgeous trip highlights.


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