The people of Mendoza are people who know the value of tradition, above all the tradition of a light nap in the sleepy hours of the early afternoon. There is nothing sweeter, nothing that deserves to be savored quite as much as the Siesta. Between the hours of 13:00 and 17:00 businesses shut their doors, plazas mellow out and the majority of the population...
Juan Martín is two parts mountain guide, three parts businessman and every bit Mendocino. Hardly the gruff-and-scruff mountain guide of my imagination, Juan is the refined Argentine gaucho of the modern age. “I was born in the Uco Valley, in the open countryside. Born and raised between the horses and the cows, it was only natural that I spend my life outdoors.” As a...
Martin Moreno, Carolyn’s husband, and his business partner, Rodolfo Navio are celebrating 19 years on the river! The two friends met while studying at a University in Mendoza and while working for a local rafting company. They worked two summers together in Mendoza, and traveled off season to work in the US. By the end of the second season in Argentina, the rafting company...
For three nights of the Vendimia, the Italian community of Mendoza hosts a “Festa de la Piazza,” taking place in the charming Plaza Italia downtown. With about 42,000 Italian residents in the Mendoza region, it is a great opportunity to come together and celebrate their heritage. The protagonist of this event was not the wine because the traditional Italian food easily stole the spotlight. ...