If you are planning to know a new point in Argentina and want to be in contact with nature, this option is ideal.
The more we approach the middle of the year, the more work accumulates and A vacation call us. Millions of Argentines take advantage of the winter holidays to walk in family and rest from the exhausting routine and the city full of people and noise.
But, if you are planning to make you escape some long weekend, and want to know a hidden point within the country to do National Tourism, Do not hesitate to travel to San José de TupungatoMendoza. With a huge variety of activities, everyone will find something to have fun and rest.
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Where is San José de Tupungato
San José de Tupungato is located in the Uco Valley, Tupungato departmentin the province of Mendoza. It is located more than 1,200 meters above sea leveland the region is known for its vineyards and other crops. Is part of the tourist circuit of the Cerrillos Roadwhere you can see the sculpture of Cristo Rey del Valle and the Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Activities for San José de Tupungato
- Tupungato provincial park: The park houses the imposing Cerro Tupungato, the second most important in the Andes mountain range. Its nature makes it an ideal place for adventure tourism, with activities such as promotions, trekking, high mountain horseback riding, condores sighting, rappelling, zip line, and ecological and miner tourism.
- Ecological Tourism: The Andean condor reserve is located in the Las Aguaditas stay. Only 3 km from the route, the Condor broken shelters offer accommodation and serve as a starting point for horses and photographic safaris.
- Religious tourism: Among the main religious attractions are: Cristo Rey del Valle, Church Our Lady of Socorro, Sacred Heart Chapel, Monastery of Christ Orante, Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Cruz Negra and several chapels in rural areas such as La Arboleda and Santa Clara.
- Municipal Camping: This camping, one of the most popular in the department, was recently renewed to offer greater comfort and attraction to visitors.
- Mountain circuit: Known as La Carrera Tourist Productive Corridor, it starts in San José and culminates in Potrerillos, in Luján de Cuyo. Throughout Provincial Route No. 89, the route offers closed views, streams and El Cordón del Plata. After 44 km, you reach the Las Vegas mountain village, where you can see potato and cereal crops.
How to go to San José de Tupungato
To get to Tupungato From the city of Buenos Aires In car, you have to travel approximately 1,100 kilometerswhich takes about 12 hours depending on traffic and road conditions. The most common route is to take the National Route 7that takes you to Mendoza, and then continue towards Tupungato for the Provincial Route 86.
Source: Ambito
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