HIGH ABOVE THE ANDES MOUNTAINS
As you approach the snow capped peaks, you can feel the excitement begin to build as you enter the Mendoza Wine Region. When you peer out your airplane window you become aware of just how vast this mountain range really is. You start to think of how the Andes Mountains expands along the western coast of South America, extending north to south from several countries….Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
Did you know the highest peak in the Andes is Mount Aconcagua (a-kon-ka-gwa), standing at 22,841 feet above sea level, located in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, only 70 miles northwest of the city of Mendoza? It stands tall and majestic above the Mendoza wine regions, with so much more unveiled in the EXPLORING WINE REGIONS BOOK at: ExploringWineRegions.com