We discovered upon our arrival in San Juan that the pass to Chile was closed due to snow. This allowed us to stay in the city for a couple days until the weather passed and the roads cleared. Our hostel also had many travellers who were stranded and needed to get to Chile to catch flights out. Of all the cities I´ve been to, Mendoza has been the best. It is a nice clean city and has a giant park which is a great place to hang on lazy sunny days. Mendoza is known for being a great adventure destination and very good wine producing region. Jane and I met up with Rolli (a Swiss friend) and went on a bike tour of a couple local wineries. The ride was quite nice once we left the city limits into the country. The weather has been perfect for the past few weeks. We haven´t seen rain in weeks and the temperature has been perfect. It would be blazing hot if we were here in the summer. There are many other outdoor activities to do in or around Mendoza. There are trekking tours, hot springs, rapelling, rafting, etc. One traveller we met said not to trust the rafting guides in other towns since many companies are just start ups (we find a lot of people trying to make a quick buck on tourists). However, the Mendoza guides are well trained and safe. The pass to Santiago was finally clear Thursday, so off we went to Chile.
Pictures are from the bikes and wine tour.
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Isn't Las Lenas in Mendoza?
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