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With lots of weekend houses, Potrerillos is a small summer village. Entire families, both residents and visitants, choose this beautiful town for their vacations or simply for a lunch on Sunday.

The "Grand Hotel Potrerillos", opened in 1942 stands out thanks to its first class accommodation, during the entire year. This lodging is perfect for those who look for some rest close to the capital of the province, and want to make peaceful walks through the region.

Similar to other rivers in the province, the Mendoza River is the best to try some rafting, especially in the neighboring domains of Potrerillos, where it falls with great turbulence and power. You can also enjoy landscapes, by following trekking circuits, totally inaccessible from the road, or by climbing trails that guide to rising edges of ravines and hills, which go to summits with a privileged perspective of the valley. Another convenient alternative are the horseback rides, and, similar to trekking routes, it is recommended that you do it in company of trained guides. This way you can get to remote landscapes, only available for adventurers who enjoy the wildness of nature. Other popular activities in this region are climbing, camping, mountain biking and paragliding.

Potrerillos features a lot of currents with fascinating waterfalls and mountains of majestic walls, as well as the lovely Andean flora and the great variety of birds of various species.

Following the mountain road in this zone, you can notice human and animal pictures drawn at random in the rock of the mountain ranges. One of them, worth highlighting is "The Dog" (El Perro), which is on the way from Potrerillos to Uspallata. Even So, if you come from the opposite side, that figure resembles "The Puma". Two other characteristics of the area are "The Toad" (El Sapo) and "The Tortoise" (La Tortuga).

As you move away from the vegetation of the lowlands, the landscape becomes more and more arid, and the trees are replaced by grasses. Even so, from time to time a brightly colored flower exhibits among the stones.

When coming to Potrerillos, it is essential to remember that there are no gas stations or whatsoever in about 50 kilometers from there to Uspallata. As you move ahead, when you get near to the Executive Hotel, in Mendoza, you will find lots of them.

Executive Hotel Mendoza [executive.parksuites/]