Zone Place

One of the most beautiful places on the planet to explore is the high mountain area. In the province of Mendoza, Argentina, the region of Uspallata in Las Heras Department, known as high-mountain circuit. Say that it is an extremely picturesque area, it would be underestimating it. In this region are large number of testimonies of the American indigenous peoples, of life in the Spanish colony, and the passage of the Jose of San Martin. Without a doubt your holiday in Mendoza will take you to know a place where the past and present seem to walk hand in hand at every step.

Uspallata was not only one of the Andean steps most common century passed, rather than build the paths and Andean tunnels, the place where any traveler who would like to turn towards the Chilean region should pass. One of the things that most startle in Uspallata are so-called vaults. It is a construction of the colonial era, built in the 18th century by the Jesuit miners. In the place there were lots of mines of iron, gold, silver and zinc, which are now abandoned. These vaults, which resemble a strange Greek Orthodox temple or a planetarium, is very well preserved. In fact, it was the site chosen by general Jose de San Martin to store provisions and as a centre of operations.

The first cannonballs of the liberating army were cast on this site, by fray Luis Beltran. Nearby there is the Cerro Tunduqueral. This site, where you can breathe a halo of mystery and magic, used to be worn by the women of the inca tribe to perform ritual female strangers full Moon days. You can observe glyphs, i.e. inscriptions in stone, testimony of the passage of this civilization. It is very common to see in the area of Uspallata vaulted ceiling constructions, typical of the place. They were made by Ambrosio O’higgins between 1765 and 1770. The reason for its construction was to give accommodation to the overdue hosts of the Jose general de San Martin after the defeat of Rancagua. These constructions are unique because there are no similar cases anywhere else in the world. If you really want to enjoy a place full of magic and enchantment, you should book a hotel in Mendoza near the zone, to make excursions that will take you by mythical places, where the inca used to walk.

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