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Horseback Riding by Uspallata Pass, 7 Days
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Horseback Riding by Uspallata Pass
Uspallata Pass or Bermejo Pass is an Andean pass which provides a route between the wine-growing region around the Argentine city of Mendoza, the Chilean city Los Andes and Santiago the Chilean capital situated in the central Chilean valley. The pass has been used since Colonial times as the most direct link between the Pacific seaport of Valparaiso and the Atlantic port of Buenos Aires, avoiding the 11 day, 5,630 km (3,498 mi) journey by sea, via Cape Horn, between the two ports. Reaching a maximum altitude of about 3,810 m (12,500 ft), the pass runs between the peaks of the 6,962 m (22,841 ft) Aconcagua to the north and the 6,570 m (21,555 ft) Tupungato to the south.
Today, the Uspallata Pass provides a major transportation link between Chile and Argentina and a railroad tunnel built by the now defunct Transandine Railway (1910-1982) runs underneath. The Pan-American Highway runs through the near-by Cristo Redentor Tunnel (in Spanish: Paso Internacional Cristo Redentor) and a monument, Christ the Redeemer of the Andes ("Cristo Redentor de los Andes" in Spanish) is located at the pass.
Horseback Riding by Uspallata Pass
Uspallata Pass or Bermejo Pass is an Andean pass which provides a route between the wine-growing region around the Argentine city of Mendoza, the Chilean city Los Andes and Santiago the Chilean capital situated in the central Chilean valley. The pass has been used since Colonial times as the most direct link between the Pacific seaport of Valparaiso and the Atlantic port of Buenos Aires, avoiding the 11 day, 5,630 km (3,498 mi) journey by sea, via Cape Horn, between the two ports. Reaching a maximum altitude of about 3,810 m (12,500 ft), the pass runs between the peaks of the 6,962 m (22,841 ft) Aconcagua to the north and the 6,570 m (21,555 ft) Tupungato to the south.
Today, the Uspallata Pass provides a major transportation link between Chile and Argentina and a railroad tunnel built by the now defunct Transandine Railway (1910-1982) runs underneath. The Pan-American Highway runs through the near-by Cristo Redentor Tunnel (in Spanish: Paso Internacional Cristo Redentor) and a monument, Christ the Redeemer of the Andes ("Cristo Redentor de los Andes" in Spanish) is located at the pass.
Day 1: Mendoza
Reception at the Airport. Transfer to the hotel in Mendoza city.
The expedition starts in Mendoza, Argentina. Immediately after your arrival at the international Airport of Mendoza, a representative of our firm, Trekking Travel, will be waiting for you. We will go from the airport to a hotel in down town; there we will check the gear after a rest. This is a very important safeguard. Mendoza is the last place where missing equipment can be purchased and it is not always easy to find missing equipment.
Then, a meeting will take place, so as to meet the guide and the other members of the group. At dusk you will have enough time to visit the streets full of trees and down town. Dinner and rest in Nutibara Hotel (3 stars).
Dinner time in Argentina is after 9 PM.
The expedition starts in Mendoza, Argentina. Immediately after your arrival at the international Airport of Mendoza, a representative of our firm, Trekking Travel, will be waiting for you. We will go from the airport to a hotel in down town; there we will check the gear after a rest. This is a very important safeguard. Mendoza is the last place where missing equipment can be purchased and it is not always easy to find missing equipment.
Then, a meeting will take place, so as to meet the guide and the other members of the group. At dusk you will have enough time to visit the streets full of trees and down town. Dinner and rest in Nutibara Hotel (3 stars).
Dinner time in Argentina is after 9 PM.
Day 2: Mendoza / Uspallata
At the morning, transportation from Mendoza to the Uspallata Valley.
We will be transported in a VAN or private bus to the mountain village of "Uspallata" at an elevation of 2000 meters where will have our base camp in a 3 stars hotel
Uspallata is a village, and an administrative district, in Argentina in a scenic location on the road which crosses the Andes between Mendoza and Santiago in Chile. It is located about 100 kilometers west of Mendoza and was once served by the now disused Transandine Railway which passed through the town on its way from Mendoza to Los Andes in Chile.
We start the first day by horses. We will ride for 4 hours, to a place in the middle of the mountains will waiting for us a private transfer. Return by transfer to our base camp (Hotel) in Uspallata Valley.
We will be transported in a VAN or private bus to the mountain village of "Uspallata" at an elevation of 2000 meters where will have our base camp in a 3 stars hotel
Uspallata is a village, and an administrative district, in Argentina in a scenic location on the road which crosses the Andes between Mendoza and Santiago in Chile. It is located about 100 kilometers west of Mendoza and was once served by the now disused Transandine Railway which passed through the town on its way from Mendoza to Los Andes in Chile.
We start the first day by horses. We will ride for 4 hours, to a place in the middle of the mountains will waiting for us a private transfer. Return by transfer to our base camp (Hotel) in Uspallata Valley.
Day 3: Second day of the horseback riding
Early in the morning, our vehicle will drive us to the point where we leave the horses one day before. Riding during 4 to 6 hours by the spendid landscape in the middle of Los Andes Mountain Range. In the afternoon, leave the horses and return to the hotel in Uspallata
Day 4: This is the third day on horses
Early in the morning, our vehicle will drive us to the point where we leave the horses one day before. Riding during 4 to 6 hours. Then, suddenly, on the other side of the mountain appears a vast and imposing valley with magnificent colors. In the afternoon, leave the horses and return to the hotel in Uspallata.
Day 5: Puenta del Inca
Early in the morning, our vehicle will drive us to the point where we leave the horses one day before. Following the path, on one side of the national route number 7, a roadside, to the pass is a slow, we get to Villa Las Cuevas. We finish this day in the Hostería Puente del Inca (inn) Night in this place.
Puente del Inca, Spanish for "the Inca's Bridge", is a natural arch that forms a bridge over the Vacas River, a tributary of the Mendoza River. It is located in Mendoza Province, Argentina near Las Cuevas.
Puente del Inca (Inca´ s Bridge)
The Inca´s Bridge, lying at the depth of the Andes Mountains, is a striking geological formation featuring thermal waters, and all the Incan civilization legends. It is located deep into the Andes Mountains Range at a 2,720 meter altitude above sea level. Its naturally formed bridge emerging out of the erosion caused by mineral waters, which is regarded as a unique worldwide curious geological phenomenon, has been declared a Natural Monument. As to this city thermal waters, they cause the region to become a tapestry depicting orange, yellow and ocher colors.
Puente del Inca, Spanish for "the Inca's Bridge", is a natural arch that forms a bridge over the Vacas River, a tributary of the Mendoza River. It is located in Mendoza Province, Argentina near Las Cuevas.
Puente del Inca (Inca´ s Bridge)
The Inca´s Bridge, lying at the depth of the Andes Mountains, is a striking geological formation featuring thermal waters, and all the Incan civilization legends. It is located deep into the Andes Mountains Range at a 2,720 meter altitude above sea level. Its naturally formed bridge emerging out of the erosion caused by mineral waters, which is regarded as a unique worldwide curious geological phenomenon, has been declared a Natural Monument. As to this city thermal waters, they cause the region to become a tapestry depicting orange, yellow and ocher colors.
Day 6: This will be our last riding day
Along with the rising sun we will start the most intensive day of the expedition. We will walk along a gorge where the river Mendoza flows.
After lunch the path gets rockier, the horses walk on the slippery rocks with an incredible assurance.
Passing the Cordón in the Andes, we ride the big mountain crest until reaching a pass at an altitude of 4000 meters to The Paso Libertadores, also called Cristo Redentor, is a mountain pass in the Andes between Argentina and Chile. Its name comes from the 4 ton Christ the Redeemer of the Andes (Cristo Redentor de los Andes) statue placed in 1904 near the entrance of the Argentine side at an elevation of 4,000 m (13,123 ft).
Our private transfer drive us to Mendoza, for resting in the Hotel
After lunch the path gets rockier, the horses walk on the slippery rocks with an incredible assurance.
Passing the Cordón in the Andes, we ride the big mountain crest until reaching a pass at an altitude of 4000 meters to The Paso Libertadores, also called Cristo Redentor, is a mountain pass in the Andes between Argentina and Chile. Its name comes from the 4 ton Christ the Redeemer of the Andes (Cristo Redentor de los Andes) statue placed in 1904 near the entrance of the Argentine side at an elevation of 4,000 m (13,123 ft).
Our private transfer drive us to Mendoza, for resting in the Hotel
Day 7: Transfer back
Transfer to the city of Mendoza by private mini van.
Transportation to airport.
End of the services.
Transportation to airport.
End of the services.
