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Amit: "Mendoza and Sauvignon Blanc:
We took a night bus to Mendoza. I am now going to tell you about Mendoza. Mendoza is a small city, compared to Buenos Aires, but a large city compared to Bariloche. It has five plazas (four plazas arranged around a central one) so if there is another earthquake (as there was in 1861) people will have a place to go to. The plazas names are: Plaza Chile, Plaza Italia, Plaza España, Plaza San Martín, y Plaza Independencía. They say that Plaza España is the best plaza, but think that Plaza Italia is the best!
Let me know tell you about wine. Mendoza is famous for her wineries and excellent wine. Today we went to a tour of one of the winderies. First, we looked a little on the vineyards. Then we went to a little museum. But the longest and best part was the tasting room. There we experienced sweet, sour and bitter as we tasted four types of wines. After that, I changed my opinion of wine.(When we entered the winery I had announced that I hate wine! Now I love it...).
Then, we saw the highest mountain outside the Himalayas. It is located
about 4 hours from Mendoza. We went to the Aconcagua Nacional Park. From there we hiked for about 500 meters to get to a place where we could see Aconcagua. It looked like a giant sharp tooth forking up into the sky.
After that, we went to Puente del Inca. There we ate lunch and sat in the shade. I wish now to tell you about Puente del Inca. Puente del Ince is an ancient natural arch that was turned queer and beautiful colors by minerals in rocks. Also there are springs so water comes out of the rock. It was all very beautiful. The orange and white arch with water running out of it.
Later we went to another hot springs. These were bigger and better. Inside there were 3 pools and outside 2 waterslides and 4 pools. Outside in the biggest pool, there is a mighty big fountain. When I first went on the first waterslide, it suddenly swerved to the right into darkness. Also there was a beautiful view, so it was thrilling to sit there in the water calmly, and look at the view.
Today we went to a zoo. The zoo was very big and
mazy. On one exhibit there was this monkey tht I wanted to take a picture of, so I went closer to him, closer, closer…suddenly he tried to snatch the camera from me, but luckily I was ready for that but I still was surprised. Also there was this puma who got sight of Shakked’s red jacket and hypnotized him."
Shakked: "After a six-hour and 10-hour bus rides we arrived in Mendoza, a town north of Barlioche. After three uneventful days here, we rented a car and drove to the mountains. On the way, we stopped at a winery called Trapiche. After a lengthy tour of the antique machines and winemaking process, we all got totase 4 wines. Yes, even Maytal, Amit and I got to taste! The first was a kind of white wine. It was the smotthest, and sweet. The second was red, and tasted like fruits. The next was also red. It was spicier with a hint of tobacco. The last was by far the best. It somehow managed to combine all of the flavors. Trapiche was great!.
Then, we spent three days in the mountains. The first was spent uneventfully in a tiny town called
Upsallata. The next day we drove higher to Refugio Aconcagua. I will never forget the view from our car. Instead of the forests and lakes we were used to, all around us was a barren wasteland, a desert. In the place of trees were jagged spires of rock, plateaus, and hills. Instead of lagoons, there was dust, red dirt, and the occasional winding river. A big change, but still beautiful. Our first stop was Puente del Inca - Bridge of the Inca. It was a strange geographical phenomenon. A natural bridge arched over a twisting river, and hot springs flowed bizarrely from the walls. The hot water, combined with minerals in the rock, produced a strange array of colors. The smooth rock was on fire with yellow, red, and orange. Driving on, we reached the large cabin, Refugio Aconcagua, where we were to sleep. Dropping our luggage, we went on a short hike. Weirdly, as we walked in the desert, we could see patches of snow. Passing a river and immense slabs of stone, we finally saw….Aconcagua! The largest mountain outside the Himalayas, it loomed above us, blanketed in snow. The sheer hugeness of it was hypnotizing. Its jagged peak
rose high, high into the sky, watching over all below it. From that came its name - Aconcagua - Stone Sentinel. We returned home. The next day, on the way back to Mendoza, we stopped at some hot springs. It was really fun, to enjoy the view while in a pool of hot water. The hot springs consisted of a maze of pools, some under a huge cover, some not. Below us was a canyon, through which a river flowed. There was even a rope on which you could canopy to the other side. On returning to Mendoza, Aba had to go to Santiago for a meeting. We stayed here. After Aba left, we went to a zoo. The zoo was a long path which stretched through a forest for four and a half miles in a wide circuit. We walked it. Like the zoo in Buenos Aires, some animals roamed free, others were enclosed. The path was a whirl of baboons, goats, sheep, monkeys, owls, hawks, and tigers. There were pumas, elephants, eagles, and zebras. Once we saw a monkey with a baby on his back. Another monkey jumped onto the pole we were leaning on. Walking the whole
thing was tiring but fun. Tomorrow Aba returns!"
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