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Mendoza / Argentina

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Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina — ANDY ABIR ALAN Author ANDY ABIR ALAN · CC BY-SA 3.0 File source

When to visit 1

When should I visit Mendoza, Argentina, for the best experience?November through April — that is the declared summer season in Aconcagua Provincial Park, running 1 November to 30 April, with the winter season taking over from 1 May…

Things to do 1

What are the most worthwhile things to do in Mendoza on a first visit?Pick one of the 3 Aconcagua permit tiers and one of the 230 bodegas open to visitors — the province sells ascenso, trekking largo and trekking corto permits for the…

Food and drink 1

Where should I eat in Mendoza, Argentina, and which local food or drink is worth trying?Drink Malbec where it is actually grown — Mendoza holds 39,856 hectares of Malbec, 84.7 percent of Argentina's national total of 47,064 hectares, and Luján de Cuyo…

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