PLACES IN MENDOZA

Gaston June 25, 2016PLACES IN MENDOZA, Not categorized

Mendoza is an excellent destination to enjoy during the summer as it has countless places, attractions, and activities for all kinds of audiences. That's why we created a new section called "PLACES IN MENDOZA" where we show you some of the must-visit places in Mendoza, such as the Cacheuta Hot Springs. Cacheuta Hot Springs.

Cacheuta Hot Springs

These hot springs are located in a mountainous area near Mendoza's capital, within a beautiful landscape that you can enjoy even before arriving. The pools have temperatures ranging from 25°C to 50°C, and the minerals in the water provide a soothing massage to the body. The warmer pools are located at the top, and as you descend, the water temperature decreases.

The areas are connected with each other through terraced gardens and stone staircases, blending seamlessly with the landscape. Enjoying the hot tubs, sunbathing, and sharing the barbecue area with grills and tables for lunch are all part of a day of relaxation within the hot springs.

You can visit the site by clicking here.

Gaston October 9, 2015Tips for traveling in Mendoza, Uncategorized

Do you like to discover new places, new cultures, new people? Are you a frequent traveler? The 21st century has arrived to make your trip much easier with these travel apps.

See a monument and want to know its history, the year it was built, and more? Grab your phone, and you can find out in less than 10 minutes. Want to try the local food? Search on your phone, and you'll likely find an app that helps you discover the city in the best way.

Today, we want to introduce you to the best apps to ensure that your trip has everything and that you can learn everything you want about the city you're in.

Travel Apps in Mendoza

Tripadvisor:

It is perhaps the most well-known app for finding information about hotels, flights, restaurants, and tourist attractions worldwide. Its strength lies in the over 75 million reviews and traveler opinions, along with the photos they upload, allowing you to know the real details of each place before going or making a reservation.

Google Maps:

The best map you can find. It allows you to download multiple areas and mark the places you want to visit in advance, so you can later locate them on a GPS map without needing an internet connection.

Spotify:

You can't travel the world without listening to music. With Spotify, you can listen to the music you want, and you can upgrade to the pro version to listen to whatever you want without needing to be connected to the Internet.

Google Translate:

There are a thousand reasons why a translation app is useful. Getting to know different places also means understanding the language and the people. Therefore, an app that allows you to translate is essential if you're going to a place where you don't understand the language.

Currency Converter:

It keeps the exchange rates for 80 currencies up to date, shows charts comparing two of them, and allows you to save them for quick reference.

Wi-Fi Finder:

It stands out for its simplicity; with just a button press, it shows on a map the available public networks, whether free or paid.

Now let's talk about the apps for traveling and getting to know Mendoza thoroughly and in a different way.

Mendoza:

You can find detailed information on commercial establishments, useful phone numbers, bus and metro tram maps, the ability to check your balance on Redbus, Contingencies, police stations, places of interest, tourist centers, and much more. See more.

Gastronomic Routes of Mendoza:

The Mendoza Gastronomic Routes app provides access to a review of each of the distinguished experiences that have been selected, call the restaurant directly from the app, see which restaurants are nearby, discover a wide variety of restaurants organized by category. See more. See more.

Mendoza Route:

In addition to traveling around Mendoza, you can create your own itinerary, keep your virtual travel diary, and record your experiences with wines. See more. See more.

When It Comes:

With this app, you can find out when the bus is arriving or how far it is from your stop. Just enter the stop number, select the lines, and you'll have the next buses' response in seconds. See more. See more.

Now it's up to you to take the first step and come to explore Mendoza. Do you want to make your journey much easier and faster? At Mdz Rent a Car, we offer you the best cars at an affordable price. Contact us and make your trip much simpler with these travel apps.

Gaston SEPTEMBER 26, 2015Tips for traveling in Mendoza, Uncategorized

Mendoza, a touristic city, is located in the central-west region of the Argentine Republic, at the foot of the Andes, the highest mountain range in America. The climate is very pleasant, temperate, and with little rainfall. It is one of the International Capitals of Wine and was chosen as one of the 21 Most Wonderful Cities in the world according to www.new7wonders.com. Today, Mendoza has all the amenities like major cities around the world. It offers a wide range of commercial and recreational options and a diverse accommodation offering, including one to five-star hotels, hostels, apart-hotels, cabins, and campgrounds. Mendoza has a vibrant artistic and cultural scene with theaters, museums, art galleries, and craft exhibitions. In addition, there is a varied nightlife, with pubs, dance venues, cinemas, and casinos that remain open until late at night.

Attractions

Harvest Season (Vendimia)

The harvest season is a time of intense activity. It features a busy schedule of cultural events, including departmental harvest festivals and folk festivals that span the first three months of the year, culminating on the first Saturday of March in the city of Mendoza with the National Harvest Festival. The week following the central celebrations is complemented by the classic Rally de las Bodegas. But the attractions don't end there—during Holy Week, the Festival of Classical Music by the Wine Routes is added, an exquisite combination of wine, good music, and aesthetically pleasing environments.

Mendoza, Wine Capital

Mendoza is one of the most important wine centers in South America. Since 2005, it has been the World Capital of Wine of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network. The Wine Routes provide an easy and appealing way to access the universe of wine sensations. This allows access to the processes of planting, harvesting, winemaking, and tasting of fresh grapes and wines.

Adventure and Sports

Both water and mountain activities are the most popular throughout the Andes, and they can be enjoyed year-round. Regarding water activities, the most popular ones include rafting, kayaking, bodyboarding, and canoeing. The varied programs offer experiences for all ages and different difficulty levels. The province also has eight reservoirs where sailing, windsurfing, water skiing, and sport fishing can be practiced. Regarding adventure on land, the options are vast, whether on foot or horseback. Hiking and trekking options are numerous and vary in difficulty. Horseback riding has become one of the best-incorporated activities into tourist packages, taking visitors to wonderful places. The mountains allow for other activities such as rappelling, mountain biking expeditions, climbing, and zip-lining. Excursions on four tracks and overlanding are also popular.

Aconcagua

A natural park with easy access, offering various ascension routes to the mountain with different levels of difficulty. It has summits exceeding 5,000m, rising impressively toward the open sky, reaching its maximum expression at the North Summit of Mount Aconcagua (6,962m). This feature attracts the attention of mountaineers and hikers from various parts of the world, as it is the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere.

Ski Centers

Mendoza has a diverse offering of winter sports. Click here to see the different ski centers in the province. Click here and check out the different ski resorts in the province.

Must-Visit Tourist Places

North Zone

-Telteca Nature Reserve

-Altos Limpios

Greater Mendoza Zone

-General San Martin Park

-Cerro de la Gloria

-Potrerillos Dam

-Potrerillos Valley

-Cacheuta Hot Springs-Villavicencio

East Zone

-El Carrizal Reservoir

-Ñacuñan

Uco Valley

-Laguna del Diamante

-Manzano Histórico

-Cerro El Plata

-Wine Route

South Zone

-The Take.

-Witches' Cave

-Valley of the firewood

-Pincheira Castles

-The Payunia

-Well of souls

-Llancanelo Lagoon

-Great Valley

-The Nihuil

-The Reyunos

At Mdz Rent a Car, we give you the opportunity to explore the place you want so you can enjoy the land of sun and good wine. Click here and check out our fleet.

For more tourist information, visit Mendoza's official websites:

http://www.mendoza.gov.ar/

http://www.turismo.mendoza.gov.ar/

Gaston SEPTEMBER 9, 2015PLACES IN MENDOZA, Not categorized

Various recreational, cultural, educational, and sporting activities take place in the park throughout the year. Important events are held, such as the National Vendimia Festival at the Teatro Griego Frank Romero Day, the annual Americanto gathering, symphonic concerts on Isla del Lago, international sports events at the Mundialista Islas Malvinas stadium, regattas on the lake, open-air cinema at Rosedal, marathons, bike rides, competitions, and various gatherings. Seven clubs are located within this green space, offering a variety of sports: golf, tennis, rowing, soccer.
Cultural and recreational activities also have their place in an important museum, the Natural and Anthropological Sciences Museum located in the old "Playas Serranas" building with important archaeological, paleontological and mineral samples, visited daily by numerous schoolchildren and tourists.

SPORTING ACTIVITIES

During the weekend, the Sports Directorate organizes free activities at the roundabout near Rosedal. These activities attract hundreds of people who combine a healthy lifestyle with the pure environment of the park.

Saturdays

10:00 hs Healthy Walks
16:00 hs Aerobics
17:00 hs Aerobox
17:30 hs Salsa

Sundays

9:00 am Yoga
10:10 hs Nutrition and Health Workshops
10:00 am Aerobics
10:00 hs to 11:30 hs Healthy Walks
11:30 am Aerobics

If you're in Mendoza and want to explore this beautiful place, be sure to rent a car! Check out our fleet at the following link:

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Gaston 28 July, 2015PLACES IN MENDOZA, Not categorized

Very close to the City of Mendoza is the Wine Museum located on the premises of Bodega La Rural.

If you want to rent a car to explore Mendoza , click here. This winery was founded in the 19th century, precisely in the year 1885 by Don Felipe Rutini. This testimony from the era when the Argentine wine industry was born brings together tools, utensils, and instruments related to viticulture in Mendoza. In this museum, we can find around 4,500 original pieces, including wine presses, cooper's tools, oak vessels, presses, books, pumps, grinders, and other items. It has a Wine Bar where you can taste the wines produced in the winery.

The visiting hours for the Wine Museum are from Monday to Saturday and on holidays, from 09:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00.

Source: Content from Travel Diary. Very close to the City of Mendoza is the Wine Museum located on the premises of Bodega La Rural.

Gaston 21 January, 2015PLACES IN MENDOZA, Not categorized

The City of San Rafael

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Located 232 kilometers south of the provincial capital, and blessed with a climate that favors it with 300 sunny days a year, the city of San Rafael showcases a catalog of landscapes that are missing very few of the expressions that nature has managed to materialize in the world: mountains, rivers, lakes, oases, varied vegetation, and even desert spaces extend within its boundaries.

Atuel Canyon Circuit

This circuit is made up of Valle Grande, the Atuel Canyon and the El Nihuil Tourist Village. In Valle Grande, thanks to an immense emerald green body of water, the excursion becomes an “adventure” with the practice of swimming, diving, skiing, rowing, jet skiing, catamaran rides, windsurfing, sport fishing, photographic safaris, etc. In the Atuel Canyon, the erosion produced by the action of wind and water has modeled the rocks, giving them shapes that allow us to surprise ourselves step by step. In this Canyon, nature has created true natural sculptures such as the Wax Museum, the Rivadavia Chair, the Lizard, the Old Men, the Monsters, the Enchanted City, the Beggar, the Hanging Gardens, the Monks... In addition, the Canyon has two artificial lakes, Aisol and Tierras Blancas, which contribute to the beauty of this place. Emerging from the canyon through a winding slope, the immensity of the lake that forms the El Nihuil dam is revealed, an ideal place for water sports. When windsurfers unfurl their multicoloured sails, an incredible spectacle of unparalleled colour is seen. On the right bank stands the Villa El Nihuil. In addition, the El Nihuil dam allows fishermen to practice their favourite sport. To return to San Rafael, use provincial route 180, connecting with national route 144, passing through Cuesta de Los Terneros, the town of Cuadro Benegas and entering the city through Avenida Balloffet.

Diamond Canyon Circuit

Just 25 km from the City of San Rafael is Villa 25 de Mayo, considered a true inhabited museum, with adobe houses and streets flanked by centuries-old trees. The Nuestra Señora del Carmen Church, located at the corner of Gobernador Ortega and Chacabuco, declared a National Historic Monument, still preserves the first images and clothing from that era. You can also visit the Narciso Sosa Morales Museum. The Diamante River originates in the Andes Mountains in the homonymous lagoon, and its waters have also been harnessed for hydroelectric production. Galileo Vitale is the first structure built on the Diamante River to harness its waters for artificial irrigation and distribution through a complex system of gates in concrete canals. It is located just 27 km from the City and offers a magnificent landscape with groves. El Tigre, a compensatory dam whose water content is replenished by pumping to Lake Los Reyunos, was built just 33 km from downtown San Rafael. The Agua del Toro Dam is located 84 kilometers from San Rafael, in the so-called Pampa Amarilla, at 1,300 meters above sea level. In its 1,050-hectare water mirror, it is possible to fish and practice water sports such as windsurfing, diving, jet skiing, rowing, and sailing.

High Mountain Circuit

It starts in the Sierra Pintada, a multicoloured mountain range located 33 kilometres from San Rafael. Then, heading south, begins the Cuesta de los Terneros, which reaches a maximum height of 1,000 metres above sea level. At its summit, there is a natural window that shows the Oasis of San Rafael. After reaching the summit, take the road to El Sosneado, which is located 142 kilometres from San Rafael and has a wild nature that offers the practice of mountaineering, mountain biking, trekking... Through a consolidated road that borders the Atuel River, you can access the El Sosneado lagoon, suitable for fishing and diving, the Cueva del Indio, witness to our previous cultures and the ruins of the once famous El Sosneado Thermal Hotel, with open-air thermal pools that still retain their healing properties. This circuit is operational from November to March. In the heart of the Andes Mountains, the Overo Volcano (inactive volcano) rises with its summit crowned with eternal glaciers. Its height of 4,629 meters allows for high-altitude mountaineering.

Gaston JUNE 19, 2013PLACES IN MENDOZA, Uncategorized

Mendoza is already synonymous with the sensations of wine. Anyone who thinks of this union cannot help but envision landscapes populated with mountains and vineyards. They cannot help but sense the distinctive aroma of our Malbec, and no matter how hard they try, they won't be able to rid their mouth of the warm, smooth, and sweet taste of this nectar.

Heading Toward Art

If one takes the road to Vistalba, they will find ample opportunities to visit different wineries. One of them, called Kaiken, includes a wine painting class in its itinerary of activities. Here, the Mendoza-based artist Mema Rocha combines her artistic background with the infinite tones that each region contributes in its variety to teach visitors how to paint their own pictures. Vistalba, you will find the wide opportunity to visit different wineries; one of them, called Kaiken, presents within its itinerary of activities a painting class with wine (wine painting classes). There the Mendoza artist Mema Rocha He combines his artistic background with the infinite shades that each region brings in its variety to teach visitors how to paint their own pictures.

Within the province, there are also exhibitions like that of Gonzalo Antón, who uses a technique that combines wine, acrylic, and alcohol.

Vinotherapy

This is a treatment offered in various spas in our province such as Entre Between Skies or Kumelkanamong others.

This technique utilizes the properties of grapes to cleanse and detoxify the skin, as well as wine baths that concentrate the vitamins and minerals of this fruit with an energetic and relaxing effect. Among other things, vinotherapy offers decontracting massages with oil prepared based on red wine.

The options are varied, diverse, and different from each other, all with the same muse: Mendoza wine. A drink with many phases, many faces, infinite possibilities, inviting us to enter its lush world of experiences and sensations.

Within the province, there are also exhibitions like that of Gonzalo Antón, who uses a technique that combines wine, acrylic, and alcohol.

Gaston POSTED ON JULY 30, 2012PLACES IN MENDOZA, Uncategorized

City of Malargue

Head of a young department, experiencing significant growth and progress. It is an ideal complement, offering all the services a tourist can find amidst the stunning landscapes with which nature has endowed the department. Some noteworthy tourist landmarks to visit around the city include: Fortín Malal-Hue (12km from the city), Malargue Regional Museum (north of the city), Thesaurus Exhibition Center (north of downtown), La Orteguina Ranch (a few kilometers to the north), Pierre Auger Project (steps away from the city center).

Llancanello Faunal Reserve

It is a protected site as a reserve and is among the few of its kind in the world. Technically, it is a wetland in an extremely arid area, attracting various bird species from around the world year after year. The area encompasses a delicate ecosystem where human intervention must be minimal to avoid harm; hence hunting and fishing are prohibited.

La Payunia Total Reserve

It is the largest reserve in the province of Mendoza, concentrating one of the largest concentrations of volcanoes in the world, all of which are currently inactive. Extensive lava fields cover the territory, giving the landscape a breathtaking appearance for visitors. The area boasts a diverse wildlife and flora worth protecting, leading to projects aimed at expanding and providing greater protection to the ecosystem. Notable efforts include new conservation systems and the rational and sustainable exploitation of the guanaco population in the area.

High Mountain Circuit

Taking provincial route 222 provides access to this wonderful circuit. The locations of Los Molles and Las Leñas invite travelers to pause in their journey and enjoy their numerous comforts and tourist services. The quality of services provided by the Las Leñas center, whether in winter or during the summer season, is well known. Further west, we venture into Valle Hermoso, in the heart of the Andes mountain range, an area of immeasurable beauty with a rich fish fauna, a camping site, and a small restaurant.