parque provincial aconcagua

这里的景色出众,在7号公路上穿越安第斯山脉的驾车旅行非常好。这一天显得很漫长,每一分钟都值得。沿途在Uspallata的停留不错。秋天的色彩非常好看!

一个小时的徒步旅行,途中看到了漂亮的景色。不仅是在阿空加瓜山(可以看到身后的山脊)。我有个小提醒:最好在门多萨租辆车,然后一天可以先去阿空加瓜,然后到印加桥。加上看景色的时间来回大约6小时(两到三小时欣赏景色的时间)。开车很方便,只要沿着一条路开,路边的自然景色很漂亮!!!如果有时间在Uspallata村庄下车喝杯咖啡的话就更好了,那是个很漂亮的地方,山间有很多树。事实上,如果我有更多时间的话,我会在那边过夜的。

我们正好是在夏季最旺的时候来到这个公园,当时感觉非常干燥。我们并没有完全游览完,我们后来去了泻湖,感觉有点儿小失望。

我们从门多萨出发开始旅行,一路上风光无限(开车一个半小时到两个小时)。公园里有砾石山径,山径有些坡度,站在上面可以观赏到美丽的风景,沿着山径有一个小湖,山径下面还有河家沟。在山径上行走的时间规定为1个小时左右。山径行走不是一路坦途,但也不是很难(即使你会走的不成个样子)。

这里的景色简直是太棒了,比我在这个世界上包括科罗拉多在内的几乎任何地方体验过的景色都要美。唯一的问题是,在你从门多萨开车过去的途中,你不得不和阿根廷的司机打交道。他们开车真的一点规矩都没有,反正我们是根本觉不出来他们开车有任何驾驶规则。所以如果你要去这儿参观的话,最好是找一个导游跟着,要么就跟一个团。我们报了一个团,大概每个人要200阿根廷比索。最好的付款方式,就是你拿上美元或者欧元去公共汽车停车场附近,然后等着有人问你:“要还钱吗?”。就上周来讲,官方的汇率是5阿根廷比索换1美元,但是市场的实际汇率几乎达到7.75阿根廷比索对1美元了。

the drive through and beside the Andes is beautiful...it's very accessible from anywhere near Mendoza, Tunuyan or near areas. The 1 km walk from the park site is easily do-able. You can have lunch in Uspallata...be sure to have a full tank of gas when driving over.

Getting to the mountain can by tricky if you're staying in Lujan de Cuyo/Vista Alba because the online information is scarce. We stayed with Mike & Celeste from airbnb and they said that after the 6am Mendoza city stop, the yellow Buttini bus comes by (be waiting at 6:15am) and stops where the bus stop is across from Atomo supermarket on Roque Saenz Pena, but you can't ask in the bus stop as they supposedly don't have omnibus info. Mike says you can try calling Buttini, but they don't always pick up. Anyways, according to Mike you can pay on the bus and it will drop you at the Puente de Los Incas. If it's the off-season and you're just visiting Horcones, supposedly you can just pay the AR$20 peso fee at the park entrance, which I think is about a mile further up the road from the Puente de Los Incas. All of this is not easy to find online, so it's nice to have input from a local. It's a 1-mile walk on the unused rail road tracks or directly on the road to reach the path to Horcones or park entrance. There's another entrance/exit at Lago Espejo which is often dry vs. a lake. A friend and I took a private tour with Yael and Pampa (PrimaTerra Tourism) and had a blast. It's a 3-4 hour ride from Lujan de Cuyo with some spectactular views, so being able to pull over and stop to take photos, share mate etc. was nice. There was a pit stops as well, which the bus doesn't offer. We had a blast and learned more about the region, thanks to Yael!Here's the Parque website with bus times:http://www.aconcagua.mendoza.gov.ar/index.php?option=com_zhgooglemap&view=zhgooglemap&id=1&Itemid=444

Its 170 km to get to this park at the foot of Mt Aconcagua, but worth it. A one hour hike through the stream valley above a tiny lake takes you to a footbridge a few miles from the mountain. There are wild horses drinking from the snowmelt. The barren, multicolored landscape actually deserves the overused "awesome."

Beautiful mountains. Breath taking scenery. Great for the family. Nature at its best. Bring plenty of water and food shoes. Temperatures drop at night so be prepared and being a jacket even if it's warm out.

A must do if you are in Mendoza. The hike in the park is amazing. We were lucky to see some condors. The pictures can't captures all the hues of the mountain colors

In an illness shortened trek, we visited the entrance of the Park. The mountains have fascinating geological formations with colorful and irregular waves.It is especially interesting to get past the ranger station at 2800meters and walk up the nest 200-300 meters. It is well worth the effort and the effects of altitude should be minimized if you drink at least 2 liters of water and not spend more than 12 hours.The fossil rock at the entrance are interesting without being extensive.A very nice day trek in this dry mountain environment in spite of the almost inexistant vegetation.

A long drive from Mendoza city, but still an interesting place to visit. Be prepared for very strong winds & much cooler temperatures. Take your winter gear, you might need it. But the bathrooms are not clean & they don't keep toilet paper & soap there. Bring your own, be prepared.

The highest mountain outside of Asia is right between Chile and Argentina and it's sometimes forgotten by South Americans. This is an impressive park for hiking even for the ones willing to do the single day trek to Confluencia. The way up can be a little exhausting specially for those not used to higher altitudes, so it can take a little longer then expected to get to the first stop. After there you have to spend the night (you must have a tent in case you didn't book a tour or anything) in case you want to hike up to the Plaza de Mulas or Plaza Francia. For those willing to get to the top: climbing experience and some pretty decent gear are necessary. For the one day hike just bring some sunscreen, a hat, and a lot of water and food.

We booked a day tour – High Mountain Tour, through Mendoza Holidays. Beautiful views, climate, clean air. Light treks for all fitness levels. Hiking up the Aconcagua surrounded by the majesty of the Andes has definitely been a once in a lifetime experience! .

We went on a day-trip from Mendoza to Parque Provincial Aconcagua and it was well worth the long 10 hour day. The views from the trail are breathtaking. Aconcagua is a monster of a mountain, the highest on 6 continents.