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Aconcagua, and what it takes to walk in
At 6,961 m it is the highest mountain outside Asia, and most people who see it do so from a car park on Ruta 7. The trek to Confluencia and Plaza de Mulas is the honest middle ground.
The Cuyo guide
What to see, when to come and how to get between the oases — written for people driving themselves across a desert that happens to make very good wine.
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The Alta Montaña road, Mendoza to the border
Route 7 west out of Mendoza climbs 3,000 metres to the Chilean border past Potrerillos, Uspallata, Puente del Inca and the Aconcagua lookout. What to stop for, and what the day actually costs you.
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Getting around Cuyo
Distances between the oases are long and mostly empty. What the roads are like, where the fuel is, and when a hire car beats the bus.
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Ischigualasto, where the dinosaurs start
San Juan's Valle de la Luna holds a complete Triassic record and some of the oldest dinosaurs ever found. How the visit actually works, and what to see around it.
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Mendoza wine country, valley by valley
Luján de Cuyo, Maipú and the Valle de Uco do not taste alike and do not visit alike. What each one is for, and how to plan a day that is not just three tasting rooms.
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San Juan beyond Ischigualasto
Most people drive into San Juan for the Valle de la Luna and straight out again. The province also has the clearest skies in Argentina, a wind-sailing flat and one of the great empty roads.
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San Luis, the sierras nobody plans for
The third Cuyo province has no wine route and no famous park queue. It has granite sierras, a microclimate valley at Merlo and the red canyons of Sierra de las Quijadas, two hours from the city.
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When to visit Cuyo
Harvest, high season in the mountains and the months the desert is unbearable — how to pick a month for Mendoza, San Juan and San Luis.