Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Provided you have your passport with you, you
may want to drive through the tunnels to Chile.
A series of 19 tunnels stretches just over three
kilometers (1.86 miles), cutting through the
Andes, to connect the two countries. The first
tunnel was built in 1910 for the railroad and is
currently inoperative. The auto tunnel was fin-
ished in 1979. The toll is $1.50 to Chile and
$3.50 to return. Flags mark the Chilean/Argen-
tine border. Travelers such as ourselves who
are accustomed to the Lincoln and Holland
Tunnels in New York find it especially hard to
believe that these tunnels are 2½ miles above
sea level!
Mendoza AfterDak
Mendoza's cultural calendar is relatively full
with lectures and performances at the Univer-
sity, performances by nationally as well as
internationally acclaimed artists at the
Independencia and Quintanilla theaters, and
performances by local theater groups at the
smaller theaters about town. And of course,
there's always the movies. Mendoza has eight
cinemas, with most offering fairly recent US
and international films. Check the entertain-
ment section of the daily newspaper
Los Andes
for listings.
Most of the
confiterías
and bars along the Paseo
Sarmiento and Avenida Las Heras remain open
well into the night. Other after dark options
include:
