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2. Introduction
TIERRA DEL SOL
WHY ‘TIERRA DEL SOL’? Reservoir
“Los Reyunos”
in San Rafael
There’s no raining season in Mendoza. It hardly ever rains and Mendoza
the sun shines 320 days out of 365!
Check out the following chart:
Summer 36C / 97F 17C / 62F
Autumn 27C / 81F 9C / 48F
Winter 24C / 75F 3C / 37F
Spring 32C / 89F 12C / 53F
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3. Introduction
TIERRA DEL BUEN VINO
Vineyards WHY ‘TIERRA DEL Bodegas Norton, Bodegas Chandon,
Bodega O. Fournier, Bodega Salentein,
in Mendoza
BUEN VINO’? Bodegas Arizu, Finca Decero.
Mendoza was declared Great Wine Ca- Wine making has always been an im-
pital in 2005 because of our top-quality portant activity in Mendoza. So much
vines. Much earlier, in 1987, the Organi- so that we’re home to Fiesta Nacional
sation Internationale de la Vigne et du de la Vendimia, a festival devoted to
Vin (OIV) declared Mendoza an Ciudad history of the wine industry, vineyard
Internacional de la Vid y el Vino. workers and Virgen de la Carrodilla, pa-
tron saint of vineyards. People from all
You can visit the wineries along Cami- over the globe come to our province to
nos del Vino, where you’ll be able to appreciate our wines, wineries and fes-
taste delicious wines, at the same time tival. In addition, National Geographic
that you enjoy beautiful landscapes. selected Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia
You’ll find wonderful wineries in Luján as the second most important feast in
de Cuyo, Godoy Cruz, Maipú, Tupun- the world.
gato and Tunuyán. Some of them are
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4. Introduction
THE PERFECT COMBINATION
MENDOZA AND YOU... province where there’s no beach? What
THE PERFECT COMBINATION! about practicing water sports surroun- Las Leñas,
ded by mountains? Would you like to Mendoza
Mendoza is located at the west of Ar- taste delicious wines watching dawn?
gentina, at the foot of the beautiful Are you willing to go shopping spree
Andes. Our province, together with San or walk along handcraft fairs? How do
Juan and San Luis, makes up what is ca- you like running along an endless park
lled ‘Cuyo’. Mendoza is the third largest full of green trees? Are you interested
city in Argentina. It’s home to about a in visiting our numerous cultural and
million inhabitants and it was declared historical sites? Did you know you can
university town in 2011. take baths in thermal springs having
the mountains as scenery?
Do you really want us to tell you
everything about Mendoza instead of That isn’t enough? Ok, would you make
finding out about it yourself? up your mind if we tell you that you can
go out every day of the week? Mendo-
Does it sound good to you if we say za enjoys a real active night life. The-
that Mendoza is home to the highest re are plenty of pubs and lots of night
peak in America, Aconcagua? Would clubs for you to have fun until the sun
you like to see natural sandbanks in a shines!
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5. Entertainment
TOURISM IN MENDOZA
Visit monuments and historical sites.
Mendoza played a leading role in the
Latin American liberation. General San
Martín, Liberator of Argentina, Chile
and Bolivia, prepared and trained his
troops in Mendoza. Due to his heroic
deed, Mendoza has plenty of monu-
ments in his honour, Cerro de la Gloria,
for example. One historical site, among
others, is Museo del Área Fundacional,
PICTURE 1
WILL I GET BORED? where the city stood once.
Rafting
in Potrerillos, NOT AT ALL! Explore the city.
Mendoza You can have a coffee at the pedestrian
Go skiing. street, Peatonal Sarmiento; you can
PICTURE 2 Las Leñas and Penitentes walk along a trekking path from Capi-
Puente del Inca, • www.laslenas.com tal to Godoy Cruz; you can visit Alame-
Mendoza • www.penitentes.com.ar da. You can also take a look at Parque
General San Martín. There, you’ll find
Practice water sports. a museum, the zoo, a lake, a large uni-
Go rafting in Mendoza river or practice versity, the football (soccer) stadium
windsurf, kayak, wakeboard, etc at the and Cerro de la Gloria, among others.
dams and reservoirs Potrerillos, Carri-
zal, Valle Grande, Nihuil, Los Reyunos. Others.
Other activities: paragliding, sky diving,
Visit wineries. mountain bike, trekking, horseback ri-
As we said, wine making is very impor- ding. Some of the following are web
tant. Wineries offer tours around the pages to visit for more information.
building, wine tasting, lodge among • www.argentinarafting.com
the vineyards, bike tours to visit several • www.cordondelplata.com
wineries in a day, and some even have • www.riosandinos.com
art galleries. • www.betancourt.com.ar
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6. Entertainment
MENDOZA AT NIGHT
AMAZING stay at a bar. Arístides is a street full of
bars where you can also dance. It’s the Disco in
NIGHT LIFE! street that livens up the night in Men-
doza. We also have a road where you
Chacras de Coria,
Mendoza
can find boliches only. Isn’t great?
In Argentina, everyone stays out late!
The good thing about going out in
We go out between 12 and 1 am and
Mendoza is that you can have find no
get back home around 5 or 6 am. It may
matter your age: You´ll find what suits
sound weird but we’re sure you’ll get
you everywhere!
used to it!
We generally get together with our
friends and organize funny pregames.
After that, we generally go to boli-
ches (nightclubs) or parties. If not, we
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7. Habits
FOOD & DRINKS
Argentinian Something sweet?
The delights Dulce de leche is the answer! You’ll
also HAVE to try it. Argentinian food is
traditional
“Mate” unexplainable!
There’s a wide range of restaurants
offering Italian, Chinese, Mexican, ve-
Do you know what ‘mate’ is?
getarian, etc food.
A traditional drink, very important in
our culture even today. It’s an infusion
An Argentinian food?
drunk out of a gourd with a ‘bombilla’.
Definitely, ‘asado’. It’s widely prepared
You can have it with or without sugar.
all along Argentina. We grill different
kinds of meat: cow, pork, chicken, goat,
And what about ‘fernet’?
etc. It’s difficult to explain with words
It’s an alcoholic drink served with Coca
how delicious it is, so you’ll HAVE to try
Cola. It’s the most common drink you’ll
one!
find in clubs and bars.
What other food do we eat?
Empanadas (usually of meat), milane-
sas, pizza, pasta, locro etc.
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8. Economy
ABOUT THE MONEY
How much will
I spend monthly? Currency
Currency Purchase Sale
We estimate that, on average, a person
will spend between 500 and 600 pesos Dollar ARS$ 4.52 ARS$ 4.55
per month in Mendoza. Eating out, co- Euro ARS$ 5.55 ARS$ 5.70
oking, going out at least once a week Real ARS$ 2.04 ARS$ 2.19
are included in such rates.
*Currency rates at July 2012. As dollar price in Argentina
To be sure, you’d better visit this web is in continual change, we suggest visiting www.bna.
page and compare cost of living in your com.ar. You should pay attention on the third column.
city with that in ours:
• www.numbeo.com
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9. Contact
IMPORTANT INFO!
more information
Local
Committee
Mendoza www.aiesec.org.ar/mendoza
http://www.facebook.com/aiesec.mendoza
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