Mendoza,
Argentina.
Mendoza belongs to the Argentine Republic, being a province of he himself, who is located in center the west of the country. He has like limits: north to San Juan, this a San Luis, the south to Pampa and Neuquén and the west with Chile. Its provincial Constitution was approved in 1916, and had its last reform in 1985. The government is divided in 3 areas: Executive, Legislative and Judicial. As well, each department has its communal government integrated by an executive area: Intendant and another deliberative: Deliberative council.
Mendoza in its origins
The province counts on 18 departments, which are divididen in the Districts of:
- Department Capital (Head: Mendoza)
- Department General Alvear (Head: General Alvear)
- Department Godoy Cruz (Head: Godoy Cruz)
- Department Guaymallén (Head: Villa Nueva)
- Department Junín (Head: Junín)
- Department La Paz (Head: La Paz)
- Department Las Heras (Head: Las Heras)
- Department Lavalle (Head: Villa Tulumaya)
- Department Luján de Cuyo (Head: Luján de Cuyo)
- Department Maipú (Head: Maipú)
- Department Malargüe (Head: Malargüe)
- Department Rivadavia (Head: Rivadavia)
- Department San Carlos (Head: San Carlos)
- Department San Martín (Head: San Martín)
- Department San Rafael (Head: San Rafael)
- Department Santa Rosa (Head: Santa Rosa)
- Department Tunuyán (Head: Tunuyán)
- Department Tupungato (Head: Tupungato)
Year 2001: 1.576.575 habitants (INDEC, 2001) (urban population:1.243.863 habitants (INDEC, 2001), rural population:332.722 habitants (INDEC, 2001)).
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Aconcagua Hill Mt.(6.959 mts) in the Andes. Photo: Sergio Schmiegelow |
Main tourist destinies and distances from the city of Mendoza:
- Provincial Park Aconcagua and Cerro Aconcagua (Las Heras)< 200 km >
- Way to the Christ Redentor (Luján de Cuyo)< 210 km >
- Puente del Inca (Las Heras)< 196 km >
- Winter center Los Penitentes (Las Heras)< 189 km >
- Winter center Vallecitos (Lujan de Cuyo)< 80 km >
- Las Leñas (Malargüe)< 421 km >
- Cañón de Atuel (San Rafael)< 300 km >
- Los Reyunos (San Rafael)< 255 km >
- El Nihuil (San Rafael) < 305 km >
- El Sosneado (San Rafael)< 350 km >
- Cerro Nevado (San Rafael)< 410 km >
- Agua del Toro (San Rafael)< 310 km >
- Valle Grande (San Rafael)< 267 km >
- General Alvear (General Alvear)< 320 km >
- Reserve Laguna del Diamante (San Carlos)< 200 km >
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General San Martín Park by day |
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General San Martín Park by night |
Main tourist centers:
- Mendoza (Capital)
- El Challao
- Guaymallén
- Maipú
- Termas de Cacheuta
- El Carrizal
- Tupungato
- Tunuyán
- San Carlos
- Potrerillos
- Las Vegas
- Valle del Sol
- Piedras Blancas
- Uspallata
- Las Cuevas
- San Rafael
- Villa 25 de Mayo
- Las Leñas
- Valle Hermoso
- Malargüe
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Political map of Mendoza:
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Parque Central (Central Park) |
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Vista from the Route Nacional N. 7:
Access to Mendoza by the East. |
We recommended:
If you wishes to know like handling with "colectivos" (public transport) in the province, consulting its routes, does not let visit: COLECTIVOS DE MENDOZA.
Interesting Links :
- Provincial Site (Province of Mendoza)
- Tourism in Mendoza
Source of data and statistics: Wikipedia
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Seguros vida
coches de segunda mano
Distinguished with:
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