Bs As Skyline from Aeroparque, a regional airport named
after a famous Argentine pioneer aviator, Jorge Newberry,
who was killed in a plane crash.
Mendoza River
The beautiful color is because the river is glacial fed.
Bill & Gabriela
A suspension bridge spanning the river.
Country homes
Plaza Independencia
Hundreds of people visit here, especially on Saturday night to enjoy music, barbeque and plays.
Tango in the Park in Mendoza
Every Sunday evening the local tangueros dance in this gazebo with a beautifully tiled floor.
Typical Mendozan sidewalk
I was continually in awe of the tiles.
A food court in a shopping mall
My adopted family.
Gabriela, her mother Rosa, her father Juan Carlos and a family friend Cristina.
Juan Carlos and his oven where he loves to cook
asado.
"Salud" on the patio, a toast from Italo.
Anyone for lunch? Many of streets of Mendoza are like
this.
A vintage Citroen
Most of the cars in Mendoza are compacts, and many are classics. Maybe we in the US could learn some lessons here.
Plaza España
A fine example of mosaic tile and Spanish art with meticulous attention to composition and detail.
Typical Mendoza neighborhood
Houses generally have a cistern on the roof.
Bodega Rural
Wine aging in barrels made of American and French oak. Wine from Mendoza is world renowned.
Sampling fine wine in Bodega Rural. The Eglish gentleman
on the left.
Cafè con leche
Anyone for coffee? Strong coffee is served in a small cup and always with a small glass of soda water. The pastry is a favorite called a "medialuna."
Much like the high-altitude deserts in the wesern US, the
plants look the same. The grey-blue plants in the foreground
look identical to sagebrush.
Juan Carlos is taking us to the Andes. This highway is a
major route between Chile and Argentina. As you can see,
this is a popular area for biking. Oh, and whitewater
rafting and mountain climbing too.
Juan Carlos, along with Garbreila and Roberto is showing
us Aconcagua. At 22,800 feet, it is the highest peak in the
Americas. We were very fortunate, because it is usually
enshrouded by clouds.
Bill is getting sunburned in the rarified air at 10,000
feet. Aconcagua, "Techo de America" or "Ceiling of the
Americas" can be seen. The name "Gigante de America" or
"Giant of the Americas" is also quite common.
Chile from Las Cuevas where Cristo Redentor resides at
13,800 feet. Here, it was cold with a wind in which it was
difficult to keep a footing.
Cristo Redentor, created, I am told from melted rifles
after a border dispute was settled at the insistence of all
churches on both sides.
The village of Las Cuevas from the road to the top of the
mountain.
Another view of the valley
¡Que linda!
Gabriela and her vintage Fiat 600.