Parque Provincial Aconcagua
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Parque Provincial Aconcagua is a protected area in the Argentinean Andes, on the Chilean border. It’s home to snow-capped Mount Aconcagua, South America’s tallest peak. A trail leads from the park’s entrance to Los Horcones Lagoon and the Durazno Ravine. Huge Andean condors thrive in the high altitude. Nearby is the Puente del Inca, where an orange rock formation makes a natural bridge over Las Cuevas River.
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Parque Provincial Aconcagua is a protected area in the Argentinean Andes, on the Chilean border. It’s home to snow-capped Mount Aconcagua, South America’s tallest peak. A trail leads from the park’s entrance to Los Horcones Lagoon and the Durazno Ravine. Huge Andean condors thrive in the high altitude. Nearby is the Puente del Inca, where an orange rock formation makes a natural...
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Great place to hike! Very impressive vistas of the surrounding landscape. We hiked from the visitor center to the first base camp, called Confluencia. The hike is very doable over a few hours, depending on weather, so check the forecast. We were lucky to have a cloudless day and hiked a total of 18km round trip. The main issue I would have is how difficult it is to pay for the mandatory reservation. As non-Argentinians we had to find someone who would go on Pagofacil and give them pesos so they could pay for us. Also it's very important to check in at exactly the time indicated on the reservation, and the last slot is 11am. Otherwise it's a great way to enjoy the tallest mountain in the world outside of Asia!
JMJM
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Incredible park! The entrance is only 20 pesos and you can spend quite some time there. Do make sure to take it slow and just take in all the beautiful nature that is surrounding the valley of the path. It is good to put 2 hours for this place, especially if you wish to walk a little (or a lot) to the bridge that crossed the river St the end of the valley. They say it is 2 km further, but it definitely felt longer - and there is no signs towards the bridge, so keep walking until you actually see it. The bridge itself is nothing impressive, but the overall view is! You do not want to miss it.
Helle Emmery FredesHelle Emmery Fredes
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The reservation process is cumbersome. Without the help of our hotel concierge we probably couldn’t have navigated it. The price to enter is very low. We drove 3 hours from Maipu, and the drive is truly beautiful. We did the shortest hike, which is the Laguna, and it took 2.5 hours. The hike starts at about 9.5K ft elevation and goes above 10K ft elevation. It’s relatively flat and peaceful. The helicopters are flying back and forth bringing supplies to the people who are doing the Summit climb. It’s beautiful, peaceful and I am glad I was able to experience it.
Georgia LittleGeorgia Little
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Absolutely beautiful. They charge you 40 pesos per person for the entrance fee and the pleasure of walking around a small 15 minute loop. The views are amazing. If you want to actually hike for more than about 15 minutes and see more of the park then you're required to purchase a trekking permit, even if you're not trekking, weird I know. The trekking permit costs 200 pesos and you need to purchase that before you start hiking at the visitor center. Would recommend hiking to the confluence camp about 2 hours from the parking lot and 1.5 hours for the return.
Byron BoyleByron Boyle
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Nice hike, rangers were very kind too. They said the timing on the booking was not a big deal and mostly a pandemic left over (we were 45 minutes late due to delay at the border). There are bathrooms and water at the beginning. Quite expensive though: 35 USD per person for foreigners... (we had to pay at the kiosk there as pago facil didn't accept our payment online and we were arriving from Chile). The best viewpoint of the aconcagua is at the very beginning the view from confluencia is nice but for the range around more than the aconcagua itself.
Matthieu RaymondMatthieu Raymond
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Llegar es sencillo ya que lo haces todo por la ruta 7. Desde Mendoza son 190 km, te recomiendo después de Puente el Inca estar atento porque si no a la entrada al parque la pasas de largo. Nosotros fuimos primero en invierno y la última vez en marzo (mucho más lindo). Tenés distintas caminatas, el trekking corto que en total aproximadamente es una hora y es autoguiado (está habilitado todo el año si el clima lo permite) otro de 4 horas y luego hay varios trekking más con guías que tenés que averiguar si están habilitados. Según la página van de uno a seis días. El corto llamado Laguna de los Horcones es una caminata sencilla de 1/2 hora hasta el primer mirador, después incluido en ese mismo recorrido se puede seguir hasta el llamado Puente de Brad Pit (porque ahí filmo una escena) el camino no es difícil hay que ir con agua y si hay sol gorro y protector solar. De ida tenés al Aconcagua de frente y a la vuelta las montañas de varios colores, todo muy imponente, más si pensás que estás en el medio de la cordillera. Habíamos llevado sandwiches que los comimos cruzando el puente a la vera de un arroyo de deshielo que corre entre las piedras. Recomendaciones: comprar los tiques antes desde la página y hacer captura de pantalla del comprobante de pago o imprimirlo antes de ir. No hay señal en el lugar y no se pueden pagar ahí. Llevar.todo lo que consideres necesario agua, comida, protector solar, etc. Ni bien entras al Parque al lado de la ruta está la recepción donde tenés que presentar los comprobantes, hay baños. Terminando el trámite de ingreso, haces 1000 metros más con el auto y hay una playa de estacionamiento ahí comienza el Trekking
Ariel BuonoAriel Buono
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aconcagua.mendoza.gov.ar
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