Ciudad de Mendoza on Christmas eve. We're staying right on Plaza Independencia. Mendoza is beautiful. Mellow, refined, treed, calm. Santiago had bustle and felt like a city of commerce, Valparaiso was eclectic. Mendoza sells wine to the world, and keeps a bit to themselves. Its drank under treed terraces with varieties of food in an unhurried manner. There's not too much traffic, not too steep of hills, not too hot days. The houses and streets are beautiful.
The big park to the west is full of people playing on Christmas day in Parque General San Martin.
It's a maze of roundabouts that give car access to the sprawling park.
The mountain lookout seemed like a great place to ride. The local amphitheatre is visible below.
At the top there's a bunch of monuments that essentially take pride in defeat of Chile at some point.
This sculpture remembers battles with Chileans. For how big it is, it's supremely detailed.
View of Mendoza from Cerro de la Gloria.
I don't need to brush up on my spanish to know that this is a sign I'm gonna follow.
Sweet! BMX track! Did a couple of laps on the Ibis. Good times, but different geometry would be a lot better.
Tree lined cute streets of Mendoza with beautiful houses.
Everything seems ship shape. Even the shanty's at the edge of town didn't seem as bad as other places.
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