Translation of arson in German

I was wondering if you can tell me if few words how to study here because I don't know that's why I'm not on line most of the time,thanks. Can you help me explaining me how to do the lessons, I still don't understand it
We really felt like being in a stupid tourist attraction. The environment was very beautiful but the mass of people would ruin our special moments. Anyway we had one more surprise on the way back.
The border control was in the middle of the Andes mountains, at an elevation of around 2000 meters above sea level. The forest around us was covered with snow and the scenery was breathtaking.