Illuminated tent at Plaza de Mulas base camp, Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in South America, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

View from Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in South America, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Climber nearing the summit of Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in South America, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Illuminated tent at White Rocks campsite, Piedras Blancas, 6200m, Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in South America, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Aconcagua, at 6961m, the highest mountain in the Andes Mountain Range, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Mendoza Province, Argentina, South America

Cloud blowing off the summit of Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in South America, Aconcagua Provincial Park,Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Trekking in Aconcagua Provincial Park with 6961m peak of Aconcagua behind, Andes, Mendoza Province, Argentina, South America

Vew from Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in South America, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Climber ice climbing on glacier near Plaza de Mulas basecamp, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Aconcagua Mountain, Horcones Valley, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Central Andes, Mendoza Province, Argentina, South America

Looking out of a tent at White Rocks campsite, Piedras Blancas, 6200m, Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in South America, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Tent at Plaza de Mulas base camp, Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in the western hemisphere, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Aconcagua Mountain and Horcones River, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Central Andes, Mendoza Province, Argentina, South America

Climber nearing the summit of Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in South America, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Glacier near Plaza de Mulas basecamp, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Tent at Plaza de Mulas base camp, Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in the western hemisphere, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Sunrise, Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in South America, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Sunset at White Rocks (Piedras Blancas) campsite at 6200m, Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in South America, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Hiker under the Argentinian flag looking up at the summit of Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in South America, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Hut at camp Berlin at 6000m, Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in South America, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Glacier near Plaza de Mulas basecamp, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Full moon at sunrise and shadow of Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in South America, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Glacier near Plaza de Mulas basecamp, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Hiker looking down to base camp, Plaza de Mulas, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

The province of Mendoza is part of all Argentine provinces that are vertically crossed by the Cordillera de Los Andes. The Principal Cordillera is the result of an early folding, with an average height of about 6500 meters. It has two distinct sectors: in the north and to the provincial Diamond Rio is characterized by a high narrow strip, which finds its highest expression in the Cerro Aconcagua 6962 m. In the southern provinces, from Diamond Rio to the South forms a wider and less high orographic belt.

Panoramic view of road in Andes Mountains, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Mendoza, Argentina