There is a small town near the top of the pass that is the departure point for the Aconcagua climbers, I think it's called Los Penitentes. Couple of hotels, not much else, lot's of places to free camp. Pretty dry though so not the most scenic, I'd be tempted to keep riding to the beginning of the descent and scout around for a place to pull off. If you can find a place to bush camp, you'll have a pretty spectacular view of the setting sun from high in in the Andes. One of the real advantages of having camping gear!
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