Aconcagua

Last weekend I took a trip to the city of Mendoza in the Province of Mendoza with two other U.S. interns. After an overnight bus ride lasting about 15 hours we finally arrived in quaint city of Mendoza. After being in an enormous loud city for so long, it felt incredibly quiet and laid back. The province of Mendoza is famous for its vineyards which produce the majority of Argentina's wine. It is also well known for its mountainous terrain. Along the western coast the peripheral peaks of the Andes mountain range separate Argentina from Chile. Among them, the peak of Aconcaugua--the mountain with the hightest elevation in the Southern hemisphere with an altitude of 6,962 meters (22,841 ft)! We got to catch a glimpse of the southern face of Aconcagua while on a bus ride up into the lower peaks of the Andes.