Mendoza acts like a gateway for the tours to the highest mountains of South America. It is easy to get there and to enjoy the scenery. Several tour agencies offer day tours to the main range of the Andes – the program is more or less the same and they chorge 70 pesos pp for full day, no meals included. I started at 7.30 am after an hour drive we began to climb the international road heading to Santiago. The mountains here are beautiful: a lot of colors, snows on the summits, rapid rivers… One of the attractions was the view point where I saw for the first time Aconcagua – the highest peak of the Americas. Then we climbed from Las Cuevas by gravel road to the monument of the Christ on the frontier range. It stands on the altitude of 4200 m above sea level. You can imagine how nice panoramic views I saw from this point!…
