Blogs from Mendoza, Argentina, South America - page 96

Hola, Well another year gone, but boy what a fun one 2006 will be! We spent new years eve partying in Mendoza, a lovely leafy green city with the Andes in view, also the highest mountain in South America - Aconcagua. So full of lots of proffesional climbers who have really inspired me! I saw the first sunrise of 2006 over the Plaza Español it was very beautiful. While in Mendoza we met up with Mark & Anna friends from home, who live in Sweden. We had a very good night out eating and dancing. Was great to meet up - enjoy the rest of your travels!! In Mendoza we were inspired to purchase some property, we now have our very own 2 woman tent, complete with cooking equipment and foam roll up thingies, its lovely ... read more

Hey chaps hope you all had a fab christmas and new year. A few people have asked about my e-mail. You can add comments and messages to my blog which i can then read. Alternatively you can e-mail me direct at ballardsworld@yahoo.co.uk I have just got back to mendoza after a little adventure in the mountains. Now aconcagua is 6962 metres high making it the highest peak outside of the himalayas. There is an argument that it is actually harder than the height suggests as it is further from the equator than the himalayan peaks and the atmosphere is therefore thinner, it being described as a small 8000m peak, personally i think this is b*****ks as following this logic vinson the highest mountain on antartica at 4897m should be described as a small 10000m peak. I ... read more

Sat 10th. Just a 2 hour flight instead of 20 hours bussing it - right decision! An airport bus into San Carlos de Bariloche and within the hour we are esconsed in a cosy hotel, with a snow-capped mountain view from our bedroom window. There is a large Swiss community here, so therefore their homes and hotels are very " chalet" like, with wood and antlers everywhere. The icing on the cake are the 4 St. Bernard dogs, complete with puppies, handlers AND brandy barrels, lazing in the square, wanting their photographs taken with tourists. Oh yes, and the view of the lake was absolutely amazing. Surely it can't get any better than this. Sun. A 40p bus ride around the lake heading toward the mountains, and yes, the views do get better! A walk in ... read more

An eight hour bus journey from Chile to Argentina gave us some spectacular views of the Andes mountains. Unquestionably, the most enjoyable parts of the journey were as we made our way up the winding roads and directly through Los Andes...!... read more

These pictures were taken during our time in San Martin de Los Andes and include pictures from our drive north to Mendoza and our first 4 days in Mendoza after our return.... read more