SIESTA TO FIESTA

Mendoza

SOUTH AMERICA · GOLDEN HOUR · MALBEC COUNTRY
High-desert vineyards under the Andes — bikes between bodegas, asado under poplars.
Vineyard valley below the Andes near Mendoza

The plan

Bike the Maipú wine road
Rent wheels, string together three bodegas, nap under a tree.
Uco Valley long lunch
The serious wineries pair five courses with the mountain view.
Aconcagua viewpoint
Day trip up route 7 to see the Americas' highest peak.
Termas de Cacheuta
Hot springs in a river canyon — the post-wine recovery move.
Plaza Independencia evenings
The leafy center where the whole city takes its paseo.
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