Blogs from Mendoza, Argentina, South America - page 100

So on thursday nite, me along with 9 friends took the 5 hr bus ride from Viña del Mar to Mendoza, Chile. The ride took us through the Andes and we lasted through the the small windy roads with a bottle of pisco and coke (cola that is!). We were told that we would arrive around 7 or 8 in the morning, but even after Chilean and Argentine customs, we found ourselves at the bus terminal in Mendoza at 6 am (5 am for us since Chile is an hour behind!). So we hung out until about 8 when we went to the hostel to check in. We slept until 1pm and then went out for lunch and some shopping. We had an asado (the best bar-b-que there is --- you just cant beat argentina meat!!!!) ... read more

hey all, what we have seen in and around mendoza is the most stunning landscape we have seen so far and unfortunately i have no photos to post because our digital camera is possibly now being sold on a street corner in buenos aires. i will do my best to describe.. mendoza is a small town a little out from the base of the andes. it is surrounded by vinyards and further beyond that the andes shoot up. being wine country its no surprise within an hour of dumping our stuff in the hostel we were already at the biggest vineyard sipping the goods. we went to 2 vineyards, the second being much smaller, family owned, far more informative and with much better tasting wine. however, to be honest, south american wine in general is nothing ... read more

2 of my favourite things are spending time in mountains, whether it be hiking, biking, rafting or whatever.. and drinking wine. So given the above, it was no surprise when we ended up, after another marathon bus journey at the Western end of the argentinian plains in Mendoza. This is a farely non-descript, sleepy, leafy and pleasant town, that sits at the foot of the Andes, and in particular, the mighty Aconcagua, at 7000m, the highest mountain in the world outside the Himalayas and Karakorum. Mendoza is also the home of the Argentinian wine industry. Unfortunately, we dont have a huge amount of time to spend in any one place now.. we have 3 weeks to cover a colossal amount of ground, so our time in Mendoza was limited. But we did manage to get into ... read more