Translation of preparation in Spanish

The entrance hall where the passports were checked was renovated and had many ads for products from Western countries. Once we passed it and picked up our luggage we were looking for a ride into the city.
We stepped down slowly and made the walk back to the parking spot. Sam was with us all the time and after Lili visited a souvenir shop he finally brought us back to the hotel where we dressed up.
It was a two hour flight above the vast area of Patagonia. On the left side of the flight path there were mostly arid areas, some covered in snow. On the right side of the airplane were the mountains.