A few facts that might surprise you...

• Argentina is the fifth largest wine producer in the world.
• Argentines are the third-largest per capita wine consumers in the world (41 liters per person per year vs 7 liters per person per year in the US.)
• Argentina produces 5 times more wine than Chile.
• Argentina's first vines were planted by European immigrants in 1554.
• Argentina is the only country in the world where you can find both monkeys (in the North East jungles) and penguins (in Patagonia.)
• Aconcagua, located in the Andes of Mendoza is, at 22,816 feet, the tallest mountain in the Americas.
• 98% of the population of Argentina can trace their roots to Europe.

Places to visit in Mendoza, Argentina's premier winegrowing province:

• Vineyards and wineries.
• The mountain thermal springs of "Cacheuta" and "Villavicencio".
• Ski and recreation resorts in the Andes: "Los Penitentes", "Potrerillos", and "Las Leñas."
• The Ischigualasto National Park in nearby San Juan, also called "Valle de la Luna," which has a landscape reminiscent of the moon.
• The beautiful city of Mendoza, filled with excellent restaurants, coffee shops and shoping centers.

Question- What is the best time to visit Mendoza, Argentina, also called by locals "la tierra del sol y del buen vino"- the land of sun and good wine?

Answer- In March, so that you can be in Mendoza for the "Fiesta de la Vendimia" (the harvest party).