Tom & Lori
Mendoza and San Juan
Argentina
2007
Relaxing on our first night in Mendoza
Looking in at a traditional parilla (BBQ restaurant) in Argentina
Better get gas here….not much else for hundreds of kilometers
The road to Chile
Snow melting from the long winter
In the shadow of Mt. Aconcagua (22,834 ft), the highest mountain outside the Himalayas
On a hike at 10,000 ft
Parking lot in Mt Aconcagua Provincial Park
Deserted village of Las Cuervas, just before the border crossing into Chile
Desolate Las Cuervas
Hostel accommodations in Las Cuervas- the old train station
Roadside vendors
Puente del Inca- a natural bridge blessed with sulfuric thermal waters
The now defunct railway to Chile
Our cabana in Uspallata, $20/night
On the road to Barreal, 100km on dirt
Mt Mercedario on the horizon
El Leoncito observatory
The observatory boasts 320 crystal clear nights a year
Tom and the Andes
La Querencia: translates to”the favorite place.” We agree.
Happy Hour at La Querencia in the afternoon sun
Happy Hour view
The only guests at La Querencia
Sun setting behind the Andes
Dinner appetizers
A delicious German restaurant in Barreal
Breakfast view at La Querencia
Soccer boy finds his Argentine jersey
In the desert foot hills
Cerro Alcazar, near Calingasta
Colors of the San Juan river valley
Road side lunch
Image of the legend of Deolinda Correa
Some of the gifts at the shrine to Deolinda Correa
Some of the thousands of license plates at the shrine
Wine in the making outside Mendoza
Winery tour- if only it was filled with Boonesfarm!
Getting better with age
Some of the amazing “fleet” around Mendoza & San Juan