Andes High Mountain Tour in Mendoza

The tour offers a variety of colors and reliefs. Early in the morning along the river Mendoza, get a view of the majestic mountain range Cordon del Plata and the Potrerillos dam, colossal work for hydraulic power generation and  water distribution for irrigation. Our next visit will be Uspallata, pre-Hispanic settlement of  aborigin Huarpes and the southern  last point of the Inca Empire, as far as the Inca Trail from Peru.

Attractions: The Vaults of Uspallata, historic “adobe” (mud) buildings, where the chaplain Fray Luis Beltran, used for casting cannons and guns. After visiting the villages of Picheuta, polvareda, Punta de Vacas and Los Penitentes ski resort. Later, we will find along our route, the Puente del Inca, architectural work with strands of natural hot springs. Continuing our direction and 2750 meters above sea level, the viewpoint of Cerro Aconcagua, the colossus of americas of 6959 meters, from where they were going to the Laguna Horcones and the Aconcagua Provincial Park. Following the international route to reach our ultimate destination, the village Las Cuevas, European-style located 3200 meters above sea level. Between Las Cuevas and the international tunnel, is the path that allows up to “Cristo Redentor” monument, located 4200 meters above sea level, which symbolizes the union between Argentines and Chileans.