City of Mendoza

The city of Mendoza is the capital of the Province, and one of the 8th wine capital of the world; and also, the most important one of the west of Argentina.

Mendoza is one of the main touristic places chosen by people all over the world.

It is located at the foot of the Andes, and is characterized by its varied territory cleaved by large rivers that carry the thaw of the highest mountains in America. These rivers water calm productive oasis that magnify the greenness of a mainly arid landscape.

The province has a surface of 148,827 square kilometers and a number of 1,579,651 inhabitants.

The landscape is outstanding and even inhospitable. Its valleys, mountains and ravines can be seen in every postcard all over the world. Cerro Aconcagua (6,962 meters above sea level) is the highest mountain of the western hemisphere.

 

Mendoza, is the heart of the argentine viticulture and it generates more than 60% of the wines produced by the country.

 

The province is one of the main touristic places chosen by people all over the world due to its varied and interesting activities that may be carried out all throughout the year.

How to arrive in mendoza

In order to arrive in Mendoza, there are many alternatives, depending on the means of transport you choose: it may be by air or by land. You may land at the International Airport of Mendoza “Francisco J.Gabrieli-El Plumerillo”, or you may arrive by car or by bus through the national routes No.7 and 40.

By plane from Buenos Aires, there are 2 possibilities:

• You may choose the daily flights from the national airport “Jorge Newberry” to Mendoza.
• Or you may choose the flights to the city of Santiago de Chile, and then cross the Andes

Air transportation

• Lan Argentina
• Aerolineas Argentinas

International Air Transportation

• American Airlines
• United Airlines
• LAN Chile

Land Transportation

• Chevallier
• Andesmar
• Cata
• Chile Bus
• Flecha Bus