Information about General Alvear:

General Alvear is a city located in the center of the Mendoza Province, about 80 kilometers southeast of the town of San Rafael, and about 280 kilometers from the City of Mendoza. General Alvear has approximately 30,000 inhabitants. It is a town that stands out for its agricultural and livestock activities.

General Alvear is recognized mainly in the tourist field, for its nature and especially for adventure tourism. Activities such as canoeing, mountain biking, camping, trekking are frequently carried out and they also have different farms and ranches. Another very fruitful tourist area of ​​General Alvear occurs in the wine industry, also to a lesser extent the olive industry and beekeeping.

Some of the most visited tourist spots when traveling to General Alvear are: Los Troncos Complex, El Muro de Escalada Deportiva, Bodega Faraón, Laguna el Trapal and Punta de Agua.

Some towns near General Alvear are: Bowen, Carmensa, Corral de Lorca, Mendoza, Punta del Agua, Real del Padre, San Rafael and Villa Atuel.

General Alvear has a bus terminal located in the city center, specifically on Intendente Morales and Chapeaurouge streets. Some of the most requested bus companies in the terminal are: Andesmar, Buttini, Cata and Chevallier.

Information about San Rafael:

The Province of Buenos Aires is one of the twenty-three provinces of Argentina, and it is located in the central-western region of the country. The City of Buenos Aires is the capital of the country, and at the same time the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, is the city of La Plata. It should be noted that the City of Buenos Aires, is the city that receives the largest number of visitors in the country, by a major difference, and also the most populated. There's more than 15 million inhabitants, this, in terms of percentages, represents 40% of the country's population.

Most of the population and tourism are concentrated in the urban core of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, also known as CABA or Bs. As. Another interesting fact about Buenos Aires, is that it's the third most populated city of Latin America, with more than 15 million inhabitants, only behind Mexico City and São Paulo (Brazil).

Some of the most popular and most visited points and touristic attractions of the City of Buenos Aires are: Catedral Metropolitana, Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento, Teatro Colón, Bosques de Palermo, MALBA, neighbourhoods such as Palermo and Recoleta, the Avenida (avenue) 9 de Julio (where the iconic Obelisco is located) and the Parque 3 de Febrero, among others local landmarks.

The Retiro Bus Terminal, during high season, is estimated to receive around 2,000 buses daily, both from destinations within the country, and from international destinations.