{"id":2863,"date":"2011-12-20T13:08:29","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T16:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/?p=2863"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:23:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:23:19","slug":"ciudad-de-mendoza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/city-of-mendoza\/","title":{"rendered":"Mendoza, the Oasis that once was a moor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2>Mendoza is one of the most beautiful and looked after cities in Argentina<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6084\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/mdz_parque_portones2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"170\" \/>It is the tourist capital of the region of Cuyo and is a destination to visit all year round. Mountains, wine, scenery and cultural life make Mendoza an unforgettable destination.<\/p>\n<p>Long ago,\u00a0<strong>the moor of Mendoza<\/strong>\u00a0was touched by the waters of the drains descending from the valleys and\u00a0<strong>got transformed into an extremely fertile area<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>By entering through National Route 7, and when coming out onto Zapata Avenue, you will notice\u00a0<strong>the abundant foliage characterizing its streets as a welcome<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mendoza Argentina\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1pONGn5esgk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mendoza video by Exagrama.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>city of Mendoza, capital of the province, is a striking oasis with its immense beauty and its landscapes trimmed by mountains, hills and the plateau<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It functions as an\u00a0<strong>administrative, commercial and cultural center<\/strong> of this province; it also develops a big industry dedicated to the grape growing and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/i\/cuyo\/mendoza\/caminos_vino.php\"><strong>wine production<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This city offers a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/i\/cuyo\/mendoza\/excursiones.php\">wide range of different activities<\/a>\u00a0adaptable to the most eclectic tastes<\/strong>, starting by practicing rafting or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/i\/cuyo\/mendoza\/canion_atuel.php\">kayak<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/i\/cuyo\/mendoza\/alta_montana.php\">climbing<\/a>, exploring caverns, without leaving behind catching sight of wild flora and fauna during the best months of summer.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mendoza is one of the most beautiful and looked after cities in Argentina It is the tourist capital of the region of Cuyo and is a destination to visit all year round. Mountains, wine, scenery and cultural life make Mendoza an unforgettable destination. Long ago,\u00a0the moor of Mendoza\u00a0was touched by the waters of the drains&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/city-of-mendoza\/\">Read on<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6084,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[50],"class_list":{"0":"post-2863","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mendoza","8":"tag-enhomecat"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2863"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10548,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2863\/revisions\/10548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}