The Aconcagua is the highest peak in South America. It is a top destination for international climbers and can also be accessed (at a safe distance) by the ordinary traveller. The tour starts in the capital Mendoza and takes you close to Cerro Penitentes, which also houses a ski resort.
It can be viewed from the entrance to Aconcagua Provincial Park, in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. Aconcagua Provincial Park has peaks that are over 5000m high in a stunning rise to the open sky, reaching its peak in the North summit of Cerro Aconcagua (6962m). It attracts mountaineers and trekkers from all over as it is the highest mountain one can find in the whole of the Western Hemisphere.
