Translation of whit in Spanish

We agreed to stay in the room with no windows and unpacked our bags. We wanted to have dinner and went out to a Sushi restaurant a friend told us about. It was a great place with great atmosphere.
But the fact that our driver took us there before showing us any of the attraction left quite an impression on us. He lost both of his parents in that war which explains why it was important to him.
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.