Cuyo and Mendoza, Argentina
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Cuyo Area in Welcome Argentina
"Cuyo contains the Provinces of Mendoza, San Luis, San Juan and La Rioja. It has a varied topography, surrounded by sites of historical interest, which maintain countless memories of San Martín's epic. The urban centers are a conjunction of antiquity and modernity. Narrow streets, low buildings, museums, monuments, churches and convents make contrast with dynamic commercial centers."
"Cuyo contains the Provinces of Mendoza, San Luis, San Juan and La Rioja. It has a varied topography, surrounded by sites of historical interest, which maintain countless memories of San Martín's epic. The urban centers are a conjunction of antiquity and modernity. Narrow streets, low buildings, museums, monuments, churches and convents make contrast with dynamic commercial centers."
Cuyo Hotels
Descriptions, reservations, rates, reviews plus tourist information.
Descriptions, reservations, rates, reviews plus tourist information.
Cuyo, Argentina
"If the pampas are Argentina's breadbasket, the Cuyo provinces of Mendoza, San Juan, and San Luis are its wine barrel-about three quarters of the country's wine production comes from the irrigated vineyards on the eastern Andean slope, and exports are increasing. Visitors can spend days or even weeks hopping from winery to winery."
"If the pampas are Argentina's breadbasket, the Cuyo provinces of Mendoza, San Juan, and San Luis are its wine barrel-about three quarters of the country's wine production comes from the irrigated vineyards on the eastern Andean slope, and exports are increasing. Visitors can spend days or even weeks hopping from winery to winery."
Parque Nacional Sierra de las Quijadas, Argentina
"Parque Nacional Sierra de las Quijadas is rich in scenery, fossils, and pre-Columbian archaeological sites. In Lower Cretaceous times, about 120 million years ago, pterosaurs and their contemporaries left tracks in a lush subtropical wetland that has since become a jumble of barren cliffs, cornices, terraces, and dried-up lakebeds."
"Parque Nacional Sierra de las Quijadas is rich in scenery, fossils, and pre-Columbian archaeological sites. In Lower Cretaceous times, about 120 million years ago, pterosaurs and their contemporaries left tracks in a lush subtropical wetland that has since become a jumble of barren cliffs, cornices, terraces, and dried-up lakebeds."
Parque Provincial Ischigualasto, Argentina
"Nicknamed Valle de la Luna for the lunar landscapes formed from its colorless clay, reddish sandstone, and black volcanic ash, Parque Provincial Ischigualasto also deserves to be called "Triassic Park" for fossil-rich sediments that have yielded dinosaur skeletons from 228 million years ago."
"Nicknamed Valle de la Luna for the lunar landscapes formed from its colorless clay, reddish sandstone, and black volcanic ash, Parque Provincial Ischigualasto also deserves to be called "Triassic Park" for fossil-rich sediments that have yielded dinosaur skeletons from 228 million years ago."
San Juan, Argentina
"San Juan City is the Capital City of the homonimous province and is a charming and fertile oasis surrounded by mountains... In the surroundings of the city, there is a favourable setting to practise mountain sports, hand gliding, fishing in rivers and streams, horse -riding and four track excursions in the hills with whatever is needed to enjoy adventure and nature."
"San Juan City is the Capital City of the homonimous province and is a charming and fertile oasis surrounded by mountains... In the surroundings of the city, there is a favourable setting to practise mountain sports, hand gliding, fishing in rivers and streams, horse -riding and four track excursions in the hills with whatever is needed to enjoy adventure and nature."
San Luis, Argentina
"San Luis was founded in 1594 with the name of "San Luis de Loyola Nueva Medina del Río Seco" and is located at the foot of the "Sierras Grandes" (Big Mountains) by the river Chorrillos in the area called "Punta de los Venados".
"San Luis was founded in 1594 with the name of "San Luis de Loyola Nueva Medina del Río Seco" and is located at the foot of the "Sierras Grandes" (Big Mountains) by the river Chorrillos in the area called "Punta de los Venados".
Villa Mercedes, Argentina
"Villa Mercedes is currently the main commercial centre in the province after the Capital City. It has a modern design shown in its buildings with wide woody streets, parks and public walks. It is popularly known because there is a narrow street which is particularlly attractive located in front of the area where the former train station was settled."
"Villa Mercedes is currently the main commercial centre in the province after the Capital City. It has a modern design shown in its buildings with wide woody streets, parks and public walks. It is popularly known because there is a narrow street which is particularlly attractive located in front of the area where the former train station was settled."
Vino! Wineries: Mendoza-Cuyo Wineries
List and details of wineries in Mendoza-Cuyo include a brief history of the winery, tasting information and types of wines produced with a link to the winery.
List and details of wineries in Mendoza-Cuyo include a brief history of the winery, tasting information and types of wines produced with a link to the winery.