Cumbre Andina

For trekking lovers, this program is a perfect occasion to meet the zone that contains the biggest American summit, traveling through the Aconcagua Provincial Park in Argentina.

Perform this trekking is to meet one of the biggest ice-stone wall of the world located in the southern slope of the Aconcagua Mountain, where the dry scenery is mixed with the eternal ices in innumerable folds. To get there, we will make a trekking that slowly reaches the 4200 meters until Francia Square camp.

Departures : December-January-February
Level : Regular. It requires good physical condition and capacity to bear sustained physical efforts. Normally it will requires too a basic training in certain disciplines or field activities.

Note: This program can vary according to adverse climate conditions and group physical condition for it is necessary to leave a few days to deal with those changes, which will be evaluated for the expedition's responsible guide.

9:00 hrs. During the morning we start our trip to the city of Mendoza, crossing the cordillera. After all the migration paperwork, we will be able to see at distance the great Southern Wall of the highest mountain in America.

Then, we will cross the Puente del Inca (Inca bridge), the Penitentes, Uspallata Valley and the new Potrerillos dike. We will be arriving to the warm city of Mendoza, and lodging in a centric hotel. The rest of the afternoon will be free to go shopping and have some dinner.

After a delicious breakfast, we will go to the Natural Resources office to get the trekking permissions.
Then, we will travel to the Puente del Inca (2900 masl.) and we will stay in the lodging situated in this historical place. We will visit the marvelous Puente del Inca where we can enjoy of the warm hot springs.

During the morning we will leave to our first stage: Confluencia (3300 masl.). We will enter into the Aconcagua National Park and we will present our trekking permissions in the gamekeeper's office. Here, we will see the Horcones lagoon, which is the start point of our trekking.

We will cross the bridge over the Horcones Riverand the Durazno Gully. We will continue our ascent to Confluencia in contact with unique scenery. After a continued walk we will see the Almacenes Hill and admire its colors and shapes.

Arrival to the Confluencia camp where we will enjoy of a repairing meal. Then, we will have our dinner under a sky full of brilliant starts.

Trekking time: 4 hours.

Trekking to Francia Square, base camp to whom decide to conquer the America's giant through its hardest route, the Southern Wall; a 5 hours trekking.

In the middle of our walk we will meet the Horcones Glaciers, admiring its incredible height and icy landscape. Arrival to Francia Square where we will see the imposing Southern Wall with its 3000 meters of ice and rocks in front of our eyes.

During the morning we will have our breakfast, dismantle our camp and start our descent to the Puente del Inca and return to Santiago.

Transfer Santiago / Mendoza / Puente Inca / Santiago
01 night in the Hotel in Mendoza
01 night in the Puente Inca lodging
02 nights in mountain tents
Trekking permission
Confluencia Base camp equipped with a dining tends tables and seats.
Every meal and lunch boxes.
Guides and Cook

First dinner in Mendoza
Expenses during traveling route
Alcoholic drinks
Personal trekking equipment
Insurances