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Half day City Tour + Half day Winery Tour |
Internacional Hotel
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All day Tour to the High Andes. |
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Cuyo -
“desert country” in the Indian language - is the region of the
high peaks, the snow-covered volcanoes, and the large
wilderness spreading from the Andes mountain range and
foothills to the steppe.
The visit to Ischigualasto - Talampaya Natural Parks, is a
true journey to the dinosaurs era. Ischigualasto, also known
as “Valle de la Luna” (Moon Valley) because of the amazing
diversity of forms and colours of its landscape shaped by
erosion, is one of the world’s most important paleontologic
sites. The Talampaya River Canyon reveals amazing multi-shaped
layers in its high red walls.
Pink flamingos, Andean ducks, “vicuñas” and “guanacos” cohabit
freely in parks and natural reserves, while condors fly over
the area.
The region displays the full splendour of the Central Andean
Range. The Aconcagua (6.959 m) is the highest peak in the
Western Hemisphere, and its steep slopes are renown and
respected by mountain climbers from all over the world.
In the valleys of La Rioja, Mendoza and San Juan, among leaves
of grapevines, farms and wineries, visitors can go along the
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Mendoza
Things to do
Skiing. The country's northernmost
winter sport centers are located here. Las Leñas ski resort has 24 slopes
totaling 63 Km for Alpine, Nordic and extreme skiing.Its base lies 2,256 m
above sea level and its maximum height is 3,430 m. Ski-lifts are very
close to the hotels and the snow is of the best quality; powdery, dry and
compact. Other ski paradises are Penitentes and Vallecitos.
Adventure Tourism. Hang-gliding in the
mountains. Canoeing and windsurfing in reservoirs and lagoons. Rafting on
the Mendoza, Diamante and Atuel rivers. Mountaineering, trekking and trips
on horseback through the Andes mountain range (Cerro Aconcagua, Valle de
Los Molles, and Las Leñas).
Sport fishing. The rivers, streams,
reservoirs and lagoons of this region are ideal for fishing, mainly salmon
and pejerrey.
Wine cellars and Fiestas. You should
visit one of the famous Mendoza wine cellars and the Fiesta Nacional de la
Vendimia, a fiesta celebrating the grape harvest held at the beginning of
March.
Thermal spas in Cacheuta, El Challao
and Los Molles.
Places to visit
MENDOZA, CULTURAL CAPITAL.
This is a pleasant city with clean, tree-lined streets and 500 Km of
irrigation channels. An active cultural life revolves around its
universities, theatres, museums and art galleries.
ACONCAGUA, "THE STONE SENTINEL". From Valle de los Horcones you can
admire the south-east face of 6,959 m high mount Aconcagua, the highest
peak in the whole western hemisphere. Further north you come to the statue
of the Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) which marks the pass Paso de
la Cumbre, and the tunnel that leads into Chile.
Other places of interest:
San Rafael, economic capital of southern Mendoza, and the Cañón del Río
Atuel; Malargüe and Cueva de las Brujas (Witches' Cave); Laguna de
Llancanelo and the volcanic region of Payún Matrú; Uspallata and Puente
del Inca (Inca Bridge); Tunuyán and Tupungato.
San Juan
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Ischigualasto Provincial Park, in the Province of San
Juan, is one of the most important paleontologic sites in
the world. It covers a 25 Km long by 10 Km wide area.
Fossil remains of vertebrates that inhabited the place in
the Mesozoic era 180 million years ago, as well as
dinosaur footprints, fern leaf prints, and petrified
araucarias trunks can be found in this amazing park. The
landscape displays an extraordinary diversity of shapes
and colours.
Talampaya National Park is located in the Province of La
Rioja and has an area of 215,000 Ha. Its major attraction
are its brick-red rock steep cliffs with thousands of
distinctive shapes carved by erosion, where condors nest.
The most popular area is a 3-Km-wide canyon with all kinds
of sandstone formations and 150-meter-tall walls. This
place is rich in precious archaeological remains such as
stone mortars and pre-Columbian petroglyphs.
Ischigualasto and Talampaya, which share a geological
basin of approximately 5,000 sq. Km, were inscribed on the
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Things to do
Adventure Tourism. Mountaineering.
Hang-gliding from lower mountains. Canoeing and windsurfing in reservoirs
and lagoons, and rafting in San Juan river. On the Barreal El Leoncito
plain, you can practice “carrovelismo” - windsurfing on dry land by means
of a three-wheeled cart that can reach up to 100 Km an hour. Horseback
rides for several days to explore foothills and the Andes mountain range,
where you can see herds of guanacos and vicuñas.
Sport fishing. Its rivers, streams,
reservoirs and lagoons are ideal for fishing salmon and pejerrey.
Thermal Spa in La Laja, 24 Km away
from the city of San Juan, and Pismanta, 181 Km to the north of San Juan.
Wine cellars. Visiting one of the
famous wine cellars or cider tasting. Calingasta is a town well-known
because of its cider.
Casino in San Juan.
Places to visit
SAN JUAN, CAPITAL OF THE
PROVINCE.
This city was founded in 1562 and had to be rebuilt after an
earthquake in 1944. The Cathedral, from which bell-tower there is a
splendid view of the city, is located in the main square. Other
interesting places to visit are the Sarmiento’s birthplace, with a library
and museum, and the wooded Parque de Mayo with the auditorium Ing. Juan
Victoria.
ISCHIGUALASTO OR THE MOON VALLEY. 78 Km away from the city of San
Agustín del Valle Fértil lies a large valley with fantastic eroded
formations and fossils of plants, animals and dinosaurs dating from 200
million years ago.
AN IMPRESSIVE MOTOR-RACING
CIRCUIT. In the Quebrada de Zonda, a beautiful wild valley
surrounded by mountains and the so-called Zonda stream running through it,
is one of the world's best located motor-racing track. When you go there,
you should visit the Museo Geográfico (Geographic Museum) and the Jardín
de los Poetas (Poet’s Garden) which exhibits the province's coat of arms.
Other places of interest:
Departing from Calingasta, there is a mountain road which offers panoramic
views of the Andes mountain range. The magnificent mount El Alcázar, from
the top of which a wonderful landscape of uncommon eroded sandstone shapes
can be seen. Barreal lies in a valley surrounded by the Andes mountain
range, the Ansilta mountain range and Sierra del Tontal. In El Leoncito
National Park, you can visit the Astronomy Complex and Félix Aguilar
Observatory.
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