Sunday – we slept in until 08.30 bliss, even read the papers before making it down to breakfast at 10. Today we decided to follow lonley planets advice and hit the Andes mountains. First stop an hour from Mendoza, the blue lakes of Poterillos Dam, stunning blue waters, then to Uspallater, another hours drive, winding our way higher, a very small town about 40 minutes from the ski resort (hmmm felt lonely planet over stated this place). Changed Drivers, now me, as honestly feeling a tad bit car sick, better that I drive! Another hour brought us to Aconcagua National Park, but we decided to visit a place close to the Chillian border first -Cuevas, a stark border town in the shadows of the mountains. The best destination was the National Park, huge, desolate, stunningly beautiful and a joy to follow some of the trekking paths. We are the blue dot on the map below.
Pictures of the journey there and finishing with those at the National park. Sadly they don’t capture the incredible beauty and multitude of colours that resonated though our amazing visit. Arrived back to the hotel having driven 6 hours, walked for 2 hours, in need of a shower, a drink and some food! Forgot to mention we were breathless as walking at 11300 ft. There were some people around but not many so a very special experience.
Argentina Travel Log 2019 
Another amazing location, the mountains are stunning. It look as if you were the only people on the planet! Does it feel very different being at such a high altitude?
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Forgot to mention we were breathless as at 11300 ft – will add that! There were some people around but not many
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