Turismo en Tunuyán: Pesca

An Endless Variety

Tourism has been an interesting development through ecotourism, agro-tourism and adventure tourism. If you are passionate about adventure, you’ll get caught in activities such as horse-back riding, rock cl...
Monumento Retorno a la Patria, Reserva Manzano Histórico

Manzano Histórico

In Tunuyán we can also take a tour of historic sites such as Historic Apple Tree or Renunciation Monument of General San Martin. The greatest sceneries may be seen at Manzano Histórico (Historic Apple Tree...
Tunuyán: Plantaciones de manzanas

General Aspects

The department of Tunuyán is located in the heart of Valle de Uco, 80 km south of downtown Mendoza. 49,132 people live there, and work to embellish this place day after day. The impressive Andes and the region...
Estalactitas en la Caverna de las Brujas

Caverna de las brujas (Witches’ cave)

It is a unique cave in South America due to its size and kind. It dates back from a million years and unfolds an extravagant natural architecture featuring several levels, domed corridors and disconcerting huge...
Flamencos en la Laguna de Llancanelo

Llancanello lagoon

The fact that more than 150,000 birds belonging to 73 different species nest here makes it a major tourist attraction. These species include flamingos, and white and black-necked swans. Due to the rich biodiver...
Las tierras volcánicas de la Payunia

La Payunia

This 193,000-ha. natural reserve is the largest in Mendoza. This inhospitable-looking place hosts around 800 volcanic cones that have erupted underwater releasing solidified lava that shaped this moon-like s...
Los Castillos de Pincheira

Los Castillos de Pincheira (Pincheira Castles)

It is an impressive natural castle-like rock formation created by wind and river erosion. It was named after José Antonio Pincheira, who led the aborigine resistance and sheltered there. It may be accesses thr...
Verano en el Pozo de las Animas

Pozo de las Ánimas (Souls´Well)

This site comprises two huge 300 and 265-m diameter holes whose slopes come down from 90-m high. The only two other countries that feature this kind of formations are South Africa and former Yugoslavia. A seri...
Laguna de la Niña Encantada

Laguna de la Niña Encantada

It is located at El Infiernillo volcanic slag heap. It is a crystalline water lake of 80 m. diameter inserted in the middle of an amazing rock field. The lagoon is surrounded by remnants of lava flows from volc...