4 -11 March
We came to Mendoza for the Vendemia festival celebrated at the start of the grape harvesting season (wine time!). We stayed for a week, watching the parades, shopping at the craft markets, going to a big show in the hills where they elect the Vendemia Queen, taking a cycle tour of some vineyards and spending a day at huge thermal spa pools in the mountains.
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| "City of Mendoza" |
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| The road into Mendoza - wine country |
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| The regional queens |
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| Miss Godoy Cruz was the winner at the final |
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| They actually throw melons into the crowd! |
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| Plaza Italia (I think) |
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| Interesting statue - theyre either going really fast or sinking! |
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| Creepy giant ants! |
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| Delicious chocolate and dulce de leche! |
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| Carnaval in Mendoza |
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| The vendemia night parade |
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| Moe's Tavern! |
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| The finale - electing the Vendemia Queen! |
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| 15 minutes of fireworks! |
Winery tour
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| We cycle toured some wineries |
The next day we went to the Thermal pools in the mountains
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| Cactus graffiti! |
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| Pretty sunset over the Andes |
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