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208  ARGENTINA REGION B Y REGION

Exploring Cuyo and the
Wine Country

Cuyo is a year-round destination, and the city of Mendoza is the Parque Nacional San Guillermo Cerro El Cepo
best base from which to explore the region due to its easy access 14,009 ft
to wineries and proximity to sights such as Parque Provincial Río de la Palca
Aconcagua. Highlights to the north and east, such as the
dramatic Parque Provincial Ischigualasto and Parque Nacional Río Blanco PARQUE PROVINCIAL
Sierra de las Quijadas, and sights in and around Malargüe, are Cerro Las Tórtolas SAN JOSÉ ISCHIGUALASTO
20,938 ft
about a day’s drive away. Many activities, such as hiking and DE JÁCHAL
climbing, take place at Aconcagua, along with rafting and PISMANTA SAN AGUSTÍN
kayaking on Río Mendoza arranged by tour operators from Cerro Los DEL VALLE FÉRTIL
Olivares
Mendoza. Skiing is also popular at Los Penitentes and
Las Leñas. Wineries are open to visitors most of the year. Río Bermejo
Parque
SAN JUAN Provincial
Valle Fértil
20,505 ft Río Castaño Viejo
Cord. de Río San Juan Mte. Corralitos
la Totora Villa del 10,374 ft
18,421 ft Tamberías SAN JUAN Salvador Córdoba
Parque Caucete
Nacional
El Leoncito Villa Pampa
Aberastain de las
Villa
Río Blanco
Cerro Mercedario Media Agua Salinas Córdoba
22,221 ft Cerro Cielo
Cerro Tambillo 10,646 ft Río San Juan Quines Rosa del
18,474 ft Conlara
PARQUE PROVINCIAL
ACONCAGUA Villavicencio
Cerro Aconcagua USPALLATA PARQUE NACIONAL Villa General Concarán
22,841 ft SIERRA DE LAS QUIJADAS Roca
Pampa
LOS PENITENTES Río Mendoza MENDOZA del Salado La Toma
Godoy
CRISTO Cruz San Martín El Morro
5,377 ft
REDENTOR MENDOZA Santa Rosa SAN LUIS
WINERY TOUR Cuarto
Río
Tupungato La Paz
Tunuyán Villa Mercedes
San Comandante Travesía
Río Tunuyán Carlos Salas Puntana Junín
Río Tunuyán
MENDOZA Varela
L. Diamante Almirante
Round concretions found at Parque Provincial Ischigualasto La Lata SAN LUÍS
Embalse Agua Río Diamante
del Toro
Cerro Sosneado Río Diamante
17,024 ft SAN RAFAEL Navia
Sights at a Glance Río Atuel Embalse General Alvear
del
Nihuil Junín
El Sosneado Canalejas
Towns and Cities National and Provincial Parks LAS LEÑAS Cerro Peceño Pampa de
5,748 ft la Varita
1 Mendoza pp210–13 6 Parque Provincial Cerro Nevado Río Salado
3 Uspallata Aconcagua la Ventana MALARGÜE 12,500 ft
Cerro de
Reserva
7 San Juan 0 Parque Provincial 9,133 ft Laguna de Río Atuel
Natural
8 San José de Jáchal Ischigualasto Bardas Llancañello
Blancas
9 Pismanta w Parque Nacional Sierra El Manzano Río Grande Reserva Neuquén
q San Agustín del Valle de las Quijadas Natural La
Payunia
Fértil
e San Luis Ski Resorts Río Barrancas Cerro Payún
r San Rafael 4 Los Penitentes 12,073 ft
t Malargüe y Las Leñas
Sites of Interest
Tours Cerro Corrales
6,774 ft
5 Cristo Redentor
2 Mendoza Winery Tour
pp214–51
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