Information about Potrerillos:

Potrerillos is a town located 69 km from the city of Mendoza, on the Andes. It is accessed by national route No. 7, which connects to Chile.

In the Luján de Cuyo department, the Potrerillos mountain districts - such as El Salto, Valle del Sol, Las Vegas, El Carmelo and Las Carditas - are reborn with investments aimed at an international public and complete the offer of elegant inns that wine tourism has. .

Potrerillos is a tourist village that offers visitors hotels, cabins, restaurants, supermarkets, travel agencies, adventure tourism and more.

From November to March, the mountain paradores are meeting places for young people, barbecue and live music. Beer and drinks are imposed on the wines and the loin sandwich and grilled pizza are also very popular. In addition to typical dishes, the traditional parador Argentina Rafting offers rafting down the river, canopy, rock climbing and hiking through the hills.

In Potrerillos we recommend that you enjoy: Horseback riding, Trekking, Climbing, Zipline, Mountain Bike, Bungee Jumping and Raftinf, among its most popular activities.

Its most visited places that you cannot miss are: Mendoza River, Potrerillos Lake and Vallecitos, the latter especially in winter, to explore the snow and have fun playing with a sledge.

Information about Puente del Inca:

Puente del Inca is a rock formation that forms a natural bridge over the Las Cuevas River. It is located in the northwest of the province of Mendoza, Argentina, and its curious formation and past as a hotel of thermal baths have made it a prominent tourist spot, currently considered a Natural Area protected by the province.

Located in the heart of the Andes Mountains, at 2,720 meters above sea level, the Puente del Inca, is a mountain range site famous for its natural bridge, unique geological curiosity in the world and declared a Natural Monument. The Bridge has been formed by the action of mineral waters. The river flow made its way through sediments deposited at the bottom of a trough and then cemented by the hot springs. These give the area its coloration of oranges, yellows and ochres, and any object that is placed under them such hardness due to the impregnation in mineral salts that acquires a "petrified" appearance.

On the right bank it houses the famous hot springs, with five sources of the same type, but of different temperatures and components. The unique hills next to it and the Las Cuevas river that passes tens of meters under the bridge complete the postcard.

The hot springs maintain an average temperature between 34 and 38 ° C and are the highest in Argentina. The composition of the water contains iron and other minerals that give the ferruginous characteristic to the rock formation and the orange, ocher and yellow colors, as very unique landscape tones.

The ruins of the Termas de Puente del Inca Hotel are part of the scenery in a complex mimicked by the bridge. The old construction used the hot springs as an added value to its lodging services and was a luxury in the mountains. Today, attempts are being made to conserve the site for its geological value and to promote ecological tourism that preserves the natural resources of protected areas without causing environmental imbalances.

Currently Puente del Inca is a potentially tourist town from the point of view of the layout of the Trasandino Train that will connect Mendoza with Chile.