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Corrientes 213, Mendoza, 5500, Argentina
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Fountain at Plaza Independencia
Cristo monument at the border with Chile
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Veronica and Felicitas
Hello!
I have two very unrelated questions:
1. Is it easy to buy a decent road bike in mendoza? Also, is it a bike friendly town at all?
2. Is it possible to take classes at any of the local universities? I don't really want to enroll full time, but I'd love to take a class or two.
Thanks!
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There are shops that sell bikes in Mendoza, the rpices are not that bad.
Mendoza is not a bike friendly city however...like most of Argentina, the drivers are very rude and
Even the police bike patrols ride on the sidewalks because it is so dangerous.
You can take courses at the Unis, such as language courses, but they are not very good.
Great Province.
Not for doing business......I learnt.... Mendoza have almost all my fondest memories, but one of them is my childhood, without dubt.
And of course the memories that i have travelling there with Argentina Alive´s Travellers!
Snowboarding in Las Lenas is probably as good as it gets in Latin America. Penitentes, as seen in the picture is a lot smaller, but then again, a lot closer to Mendoza.
Most places in Latin America for snowboarding are above the treelines; Las Lenas and Penitentes are no exception. There are not many people snowboarding (and skiing) in Latin America, which means there's never a long wait in front of the lifts, which, on the other hand, might not be as modern as in North America or Europe. Las Lenas does, however, have very modern lifts.
This 'parrillada' restaurant became our favourite 'hang-out' in Mendoza, starting from our first night in town after the long flights from Iguazu to Buenos Aires and then onward to Mendoza. I walked the couple of blocks from our hotel to simply pick up a few quick 'empanada' snacks that night, fresh out of the oven (see my Local Customs tips).
We returned here for lunch the next day and even for a relaxing sit-down to simply enjoy some drinks on our final day in Mendoza. It is not fancy, but it serves good food and is very popular with the locals. They have a young man and a lady who hustle around very quickly seeing to all the customers with no fuss! For our lunch here we ordered two nice sandwichs consisting of slices of meat, tomatos, lettuce and condiments. This was washed down by a 1-litre bottle of Andes beer and 2-glasses of white wine, all for the price of A$20 (US$7)! This was the only restaurant in Mendoza where we had young children come up to our table begging for food on one occassion. We rebuffed them twice during our meal but, in the end, did not quite finish one of our sandwiches before they returned once more. Gesturing for them to take it away, the two street children quickly grabbed it and headed off a short way down the sidewalk. However, almost immediately an older teenager emerged to take it off them - looked like he was the boss of that lot. We later asked our tour guide Andrea what was the appropriate thing to do under these circumstances and she said that it was considered OK to do what we did.
Being a 'parrillada' restaurant, they had a big BBQ fire pit inside their front window, so if you want some meat cooked up on the spot, they know how to do that too!
The Mendoza region has many fine wineries to visit. Most require reservations in advance, which are easy to arrange by phone. My Mendocino friends took me to the Valle de Uco, south west of the city of Mendoza, to Bodegas Salentein. This large, recently built winery complex is as sophisticated as anything you will find in Napa, California, with the beautiful backdrop of the Andes. There is an excellent restaurant and an art gallery to complement the winery tour and make for an eventful day trip.
Salentein wines are very high quality. You can also buy wines from two other lines within the Salentein family that are not as expensive, giving you a good range of price and quality.
The city of Mendoza can be a little congested in the center. The pedestrian only zone of calle Sarmiento, between Avenida San Martin and the Plaza de Independencia, is a good place to enjoy a coffee or do some shopping. As in similar places in other cities, there are street performers, street vendors etc that add atmosphere to your visit.
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