Aconcagua Provincial Park is a Provincial Park located in the Mendoza Province of the Andes Mountains in Argentina, which offers diverse mountaineering activities including hiking, skiing, and climbing.
This range plays an important place in the history of Latin America. In 1818, General Don Jose de San Martin crossed these mountains during war with the Spanish Empire, eventually securing independence for Chile by his daring raid. The summit of the mountain Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Americas, was first summited on January 14, 1897, by Matthias Zurbriggen, a member of the FitzGerald expedition.
Some of the more visited attractions that draw tourists all year long besides Mount Aconcagua are Horcones Lagoon and Plaza de Mulas or Plaza Francia.
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