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This genesis prevented that the routing of the trail was compromised and deformed by local interests and political constraints. The track could be chooses freely on either side of the border as long as it does not involve unauthorized border crossings between Chile on the Chilean and Argentinathe Argentine side of the Andes. There were also no “must-include” towns, villages or places because influential local politicians decided so. Simple the most attractive hikeable route could be selected, without any influence of other interests.
The trail route planning and trail selection conditions were:
* The trail leads through the heart of the Andes along the main mountain chain of the cordillera
* The most beautiful and diverse existing tracks are selected for this long distance trail
* Hiking paths and horse trails are preferred over roads with transit traffic even if this means a reasonable detour
* All included cross country sections must be feasible for hiking without special climbing gearor a machete
* The route is continious without any gaps
* The track can be hiked legallywithout unautorized border crossings
