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\u00a0\"Mendoza<\/a> The Village Los Penitentes , is located 182 km from the city of Mendoza , a few km from the border with Chile.Posee a major ski resort start from where expeditions to Aconcagua (the highest peak in the Americas 6,959 m) as it is located just 4 km aa . The place took its name from the unique rock formations that seem to represent monks and can be seen on the southern side of the valley .<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Mendoza<\/a>As the snow and the landscape of rock formations seem a pilgrimage of monks , Penitentes has over 300 hectares of skiable surface covered in winter by a superb powder , dried and packed snow . The season starts in mid-June and ends in August . The month of July is the most popular with tourists so it is advisable to book in advance if you want to go on that date.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0The Penitentes Ski Resort has over 300 acres of skiable terrain , divided into over 25 tracks of different lengths and various slopes for skiers whether beginners , advanced or expert .<\/span><\/p>\n

The area has a varied hotel infrastructure where you can find , refuges , hostels , apartments and hotels, several of them located at the foot of the hill for ski-in\/ski-out .<\/p>\n

The Aconcagua<\/h1>\n

\"Mendoza<\/a>Aconcagua , located in the province of Mendoza, is the highest mountain in the world , outside the system of the Himalayas , and the second highest relative height behind Mount Everest.<\/p>\n

However, a recent study by scientists from various national and international universities ensures that the mountain is still higher than estimated far.<\/p>\n

The results established that the mountain has an elevation of 6960.8 meters above mean sea level.<\/p>\n

The park Aconcagua<\/h1>\n

\"Mendoza<\/a>The park offers a landscape of mountains of immense proportions , with long, deep valleys containing wide open spaces and endless views that fade into the distance. Similarly , it also provides fast flowing rivers and brown or red , white and sparkling streams of water running down the slopes small meadows and wetlands fed green pasture called ” Vegas ” . Different geological formations offer a variety of color gray rocks , brown , red , white and veined . These are the different mountains that flank the vast valleys. The mountain range has large gaps between the base and remote and lofty peaks .<\/span><\/p>\n

On entering the park and exceeding 4000m disappear sight shrubs, herbs and grasses , and stars scene kingdom high in the mountains overlooking the broken rock by freezing , the gigantic runs of gravel pits or rock, valley glaciers , the vast slopes down from the high peaks , large rock walls , hanging glaciers, snowfields with forms of ” Penitents ” and a stunning dark blue sky. Infinite spaces where man sized natural gigantic scale in proportion to the smallness and human frailty.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How to get there?<\/h1>\n

\"Mendoza<\/a><\/span>To get from Penitentes Mendoza City , take the international route No. 7 towards Chile and the height of 161 km and can be display the Penitentes Ski Resort . This trip takes just over 2 hours by car and about 3 to 4 hours by bus , yes, deper\u00e1 all the good weather and road conditions .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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