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C) Another alternative to
the circuit is starting at the city of Mendoza, going
through San Martin South, the old Route Panamericana
through Vistalba until the junction with the roundabout
Chacras de Coria, Route 82, towards the roundabout Dique
Cipolletti, Industrial Complex Zone, take the junction
with the New National Route 7 until Potrerillos. Go
across the Mendoza River Valley passing through the Pre
ridge until you get to the picturesque Uspallata Valley
at one hundred ten kilometres.
Since the departure point, the town has hotel services,
motels, restaurants, hospital and comprehensive services
and facilities for tourists. From there the options are
joined, continuing up the main Cordillera of the Andes
by the Panamericana highway, to visit the Historic
Bridge of Picheuta. Later on, there are the Inca ruins
of Tambillitos and subsequently Punta de Vacas (a
historical reference), the ski resort Los Penitentes,
the Puente del Inca, a natural geological wonder, which
also has thermo-mineral water springs. Continuing for
two kilometres, there is the customs complex and the
access to the Aconcagua Provincial Park, which goes up
to the Laguna de los Horcones and provides a great view
of the Colossus of America: Aconcagua (6962 m).
Returning to the Panamericana westwards, there is the
access, two hundred kilometres from Mendoza, to the
border village of Las Cuevas. The return is made by the
same route.
D) The journey to Cacheuta is done through San Martín
south, the old Panamericana highway (Godoy Cruz)
Provincial Route 82, to visit an area of a unique beauty
and various services in La Puntilla, Chacras de Coria,
Vistalba and Blanco Encalada (all in the Department of
Lujan de Cuyo). This route takes you into the Pre ridge
area and there you can admire the Cajon del Rio Mendoza
and the village of Cacheuta, its hot springs and a
suspended bridge. The return is made by the same route,
passing by Chacras de Coria or by the city of Lujan de
Cuyo, between vineyards, groves and residential areas of
rich agricultural landscape and wineries.
E) Option for Circuit 2:
* Las Heras - Uspallata: through Provincial Route 13,
for off-road vehicles.
* Uspallata - Calingasta (San Juan): through Provincial
Route 39 northwards, passing through the Pampa del
Leoncito and the Astronomical Observatory, thus
integrating to the southwest of San Juan.
* Las Heras - Potrerillos: for hiking or horseback
riding starting at Estancia San Isidro, of Pampa de los Ñangos
and going down through Potrerillos.
* Puente del Inca - Plaza de Mulas: a hiking or
horseback riding to the base camp of Mount Aconcagua.
You get to the glaciers, at the headwaters of several
rivers and the foothills of the highest mountains in the
area.
* Lavalle - Laguna del Rosario: through the routes 34
and 33, and a detour to San Jose, a dirt road leads to
Capilla del Rosario, where the tradition and indigenous
culture are displayed to the eyes of the traveller.
- Circuit 3: Water Reservoir El Carrizal
This is an entirety flat way. The height ranges between
six hundred and seven hundred metres. This tour of one
hundred twenty kilometres is done in a day and is
operable throughout the year, but it is more advisable
in the summer.
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