Mendoza is a province of Argentina located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders to the north with San Juan, the south with La Pampa and Neuquén, the east with San Luis, and to the west with the republic of Chile; the international limit is marked by the Andes mountain range. Its capital city is the homonimous city of Mendoza.
Covering an area of 148.827 km2, it's the seventh biggest province of Argentina with ...
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Mendoza is a province of Argentina located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders to the north with San Juan, the south with La Pampa and Neuquén, the east with San Luis, and to the west with the republic of Chile; the international limit is marked by the Andes mountain range. Its capital city is the homonimous city of Mendoza.
Covering an area of 148.827 km2, it's the seventh biggest province of Argentina with 5,35% of the country's total surface. The population estimate for 2008 is 1.7 million habitants, which makes it the fifth largest populated province of the country, or 4,35% of the total national population.
Evidence of inhabitants in the area date back to 2,000 years BC. On the basin of the Atuel River, in 300 BC lived a group of people that lived from hunting, and the cultivation of maize, pumpkins and beans.
Some of the tribes present at the arrival of the Spaniards include the Huarpes and Puelches. The first Spanish conquerors came around...
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