Tupungato

Sports and the outdoors

Tupungato Volcano. Snowcapped Tupungato Volcano (6,800 meters/9,200 feet) looms above the high peaks that march along the border between Chile and Mendoza Province. Tupungato Provincial Park covers 110,000 hectares (272,000 acres) in the wesern portion of the departments of Luján de Cuyo, Tupungato, and Tunuyán. There are no roads into the park, but local tour companies lead horseback rides and hikes into the area. Some offer six-day horseback rides to the Chilean border. Mules can be hired to climb to South Glacier at 2,000 meters (6,562 feet). Tupungato, Mendoza.

Make arrangements for horseback riding, hiking, and fishing through area ranches and hotels.

Estancia Rancho e' Cuero. Near Tupungato, this estancia offers ranch stays with riding, hiking, fishing, and excursions into the mountains to view condors and guanacos. Tupungato, Mendoza. 261/496-1491 or 261/15-569-2364. www.ranchoecuero.com.ar.