We had a nice time, ate big steaks (for cheap), and had a few nice glasses of wine! Argentina is known for great beef, nice wine (though I think Chile has better) and things being cheap in general. About 70% of Argentinean wine is produced in the region of Mendoza and the vineyards are quite beautiful! We also saw the tallest mountain in both the Southern & Western Hemispheres. Cerro Aconcagua is 22,841 ft (6,962 m) and to the north of where we crossed over from Chile to Argentina.
Here are a few pictures of our drive; I will post more pictures later.
A huge herd of sheep crossing the road & stopping traffic!
A local cowboy, um.. or maybe sheep boy? I'm not sure of the proper name; any suggestions?
Up in the Andes
Beinvenidos a Los Andes (Welcome to the Andes!)
An interesting road sign! This helps to make the drive look extra dangerous!
Welcome to Argentina!It was cold at the border between Argentina & Chile.
Once we were down in Mendoza, it was 80 degrees!
The highest peak in the Andes, Aconcagua
The view coming into Argentina. I wanted to sing "the hills are alive....."More photos to come.....................
2 comments:
Shepherdista!
Great pictures, Amy! Looks like you guys had a great little trip. Thanks for sharing! I totally hope that you didn't just WANT to sing "the hills are alive" but that you DID sing it at the top of your lungs. :)
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