Old Colonial Quarter or Foundational Area
It is the heart of the colonial town founded by conquistador Pedro del Castillo in the year 1561. The restored area was inaugurated in 1993 and it includes the Plaza del Castillo Square, the former Plaza Mayor Main Square, the Iglesia Matriz Main Church, a Museum, a Court with five Sculptural Modules, and a Subterranean Chamber with archaeological remains.

At a time it was the civic, religious and social centre of Cuyo. The area was almost completely destroyed by the 1861 earthquake, its reconstruction and forestation was carried out in 1885; later, it was remodelled in the 1930s and 1970s.

Altogether, it forms a rectangular area headed by the Plaza Pedro del Castillo Square and extending to Parque Bernardo O'Higgins and Plaza Sarmiento Square. It is surrounded by Ituzaingo, Beltran and Alberdi Streets, Avenida Acceso, and the Cacique Guaymallen Canal.

In this area and around the province, we can find "Carteles de Rutas Sanmartinianas" signs which indicate places closely linked to the Ejército de los Andes army march, led by General don Jose de San Martin.

Pedro del Castillo Square
It is a picturesque square with diverse vegetation, among it a group of palm-trees that come from the Canary Islands, Brazil and the Misiones Province in Argentina. Its current appearance does not necessarily indicate its historical dating. It was totally destroyed by the 1861 earthquake.

The square was given various names: Plaza de Armas in 1562, Plaza Independencia in 1810, Plaza de la Constitucion, Plaza Vieja, and Plaza del Matadero. Finally, in the XXth century, the square was named after the city founder.

After the earthquake, the place was abandoned, and it became a slaughterhouse and fairground, since, due to urban reordering, the square was rebuilt on a different location. The square had to wait until 1885 to be first reforested, and then for new work to be done until the 1930s and 1960s. It was inaugurated in 1993 including the area encompassed by the Foundational Area.

Near the Plaza there are Signs painted on Tiles that indicate important events in the history of the city. As a matter of fact, these signs are all over the Foundational Area.

A sign on Calle Ituzaingo street N° 7, indicates the location of old Calle de la Cañada street, the main city artery in the XVIIIth and XIXth centuries. Another sign nearby is on J. B. Alberdi 13 Norte Street, the former location of old Iglesia Matriz Main Church, also destroyed by the 1861 earthquake, facing the Plaza Mayor Main Square.

In current Plaza Castillo square, opposite the Iglesia Matriz Main Church, General San Martin proclaimed Virgen del Carmen de Cuyo as the Patroness and General of the Ejército de los Andes Army, and the Ejército de los Andes Army flag and commanding baton were blessed.

Another important sign is on Beltran 14 Norte and Gobernador R. Videla 8th. The old City Cabildo Town hall, destroyed by the 1861 earthquake, used to stand here. It is a National Historical Place and the site of current Museo del Area Fundacional Foundational Area.

The San Francisco Ruins
It was built in year 1731 as a residence for the Compañía de Jesus Jesuits, and later given to the Franciscan Order in 1798, since the Jesuits had been expelled from the Americas in 1767 due to an order of the Spanish Crown.

In one of the church chapels there was an altar with an image of Virgen del Carmen de Cuyo and the Commanding Baton of General San Martin, which was handed over by the hero in 1818.

From this temple, in 1817, the image of the Patroness came out in a procession to meet the Ejército Libertador army in the Plaza Main Square, for the ceremony of its proclamation in front of the Iglesia Matriz Main Church. After the 1861 earthquake the relics were rescued from among the ruins.

Its remains are the only visible testimony of the colonial era and of the earthquake's impact that destroyed the city in 1861. The traveller can see part of the brick blocks that supported the vaults of its three naves, the dome over the transept, the elevated choir over the entrance, and the wall dividing the church from the convent and the school.

They have been declared a National Historical Monument. They can be visited Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Tel.: (0261) 425-6927.

The Museum of the Foundational Area
It is located in the heart of the Foundational Area, on the Plaza Pedro del Castillo Square, exactly where years ago the Cabildo de Mendoza Town Hall used to stand. Inside this museum we find a subterranean chamber that contains the archaeological remains of the Cabildo de Mendoza (1749-1861), the remains of the Matadero Municipal Slaughter House (1877-1927) and the Feria de Frutas y Hortalizas Agricultural Produce Fair (1940-1980) that were built on top of the ruins of the first building.

We can see the floor of capitulary halls of the Cabildo Town hall, formed by Criollo style tiles, and the asphalt plaque and red tiles of the former slaughterhouse and fruit market respectively.

Among the objects in display we can see dioramas, photographs and models recreating the history and evolution of the city, besides objects extracted in situ which date back to the time of the devastating earthquake.

The museum's sculpture collection consists of paintings and sculptures of renowned local artists. A permanent service of guided tours is provided, at the request of tourists and school groups. For the latter we recommend a phone call to book a visiting hour. The museum has a cafeteria.

The museum keeps the remains of an aqueduct and two fountains from 1810 and 1830, which received water from El Challao and fed the city. Next to them a screw belonging to the Huarpe culture is also kept. This chamber can be reached through a tunnel connected to the surface by an outdoors staircase.

Diverse objects that were dug up are also exhibited here: from bottles to horseshoes. In the free area between the excavations and the coffee shop, to the left of area 2, there is a spot for temporary exhibitions, where photographs, paintings and valuable sculptures of local artists are exhibited.

It is on the crossroads of Alberdi and Videla Castillo streets. Tel.: (0261) 425-6927. Its doors are open to public Tuesday through Saturday from 8:00 to 20:00 hours; and Sundays from 15:00 to 20:00 hours. It is closed on Mondays.

San Martin's House
On Calle Corrientes street N° 300 many plaques on the sidewalk indicate the site where General don Jose de San Martin's house used to stand when he resided in the city, before the 1861 earthquake destroyed it completely.

In his campaign for freedom from Spanish domination in this part of the American continent, San Martin established himself in the El Plumerillo military quarters, in the outskirts of the City of Mendoza.

From there, as General-in-chief of the Ejército de los Andes army, on January 5th 1817 he began from Mendoza, where he was the governor, the march to cross the Cordillera de los Andes Mountain Range to Chile through different passes.

The generalissimo would only come back through Mendoza again in 1823, returning to Buenos Aires after playing a decisive role in the independence process of Argentina, Chile and Peru.

San Martin Historical Museum
This museum was built on a lot purchased by General Jose de San Martin in 1818 to build a house, which he never was able to do. Valuable information about the great Libertador, the Ejército de Granaderos army, and the crossing of the Cordillera de los Andes mountain range, is kept in this museum. It is on San Martin Ave. N° 1843.

Nuestra Señora de Loreto Church - Mendoza Cathedral
It is one of the oldest religious temples of the city. In the middle of the XVIIIth century a chapel dedicated to the Virgen de Loreto was built on the site. Much later, in the year 1858, a temple and seminary were erected, but they practically disappeared because of the 1861 earthquake. The current construction dates back to 1875 and it was restored in 1957.

The church shows a façade with three domes and is covered by Travertine marble. It has a rectangular plant, it possesses three vaulted naves and the interior decoration is Roman baroque style. The altar with five large windows for saints and, naturally, the image of Nuestra Señora de Loreto, stand out.

In 1920 Pope Benedict XV proclaimed the Virgen de Loreto as the Patroness of Air Travel and Aeronautic Protector of the World. And in 1934 the temple received the provisional title of Iglesia Catedral de Mendoza Cathedral. The church faces the Plaza Sarmiento Square.

Sarmiento Square
It is an attractive square where trees and flowers live together in healthy competition. In its beginnings, in the XIXth century, it was called the Plaza Nueva New Square, in opposition to the Plaza Vieja Old Square, which was the then current Plaza Pedro del Castillo Square. Then, in year 1966, the Monumento a Sarmiento Monument was placed there, and behind it a condor with extended wings, and the name was changed in honour of Faustino Domingo Sarmiento, Argentinean president between 1868 and 1874, a writer and great educator.

The Municipal Aquarium
It contains freshwater and seawater species from all South America. The most important are the Rio Paraná River species, marine turtles, sea horses, and a large quantity of lower invertebrates and vertebrates such as amphibian fish and reptiles. It was inaugurated in the year 1945. It is on Ituzaingo N° 1420. Tel.: (0261) 425-3824.

The Serpentario - Snakes House
It exhibits Sauria and live serpents such as the anaconda, the python, the boa and coral snakes, among others, of diverse size and inside glass cabinets. A sign on each glass-case indicates the reptile's origin and whether or not it has a poisonous bite. It is located opposite the Municipal Aquarium. Both establishments are near the so-called Foundational Area (five blocks away).

The Bernardo O'Higgins Park
This park has the name of Chilean military hero Bernardo O'Higgins, who fought for the independence of his country together with don Jose de San Martin, and it extends along Ituzaingo street, from numbers 1400 to 1800. Here we find tree plantations surrounded by irrigation ditches, old trees, and a children's playground.

Along Calle Cordoba Street, crossing the park, we can see the Teatro Gabriela Mistral, with an outdoors stage where interesting shows are organized, especially on summer nights. The park also runs parallel to the main part of the so-called Canal Cacique Guaymallen Canal.

The Canal or Zanjon Cacique Guaymallen - Water Channel
This wide and high flow canal runs along the border of the Foundational Area, east towards the City of Mendoza. It is the last flood receptor of the Rio Mendoza River, it has a length of approximately 30 kilometres, and after feeding several irrigation channels, it takes its remnant waters to the Lavalle Department.

It was originally built by the Incas. The Huarpe Indians, who were a part of the vast and ancient Inca Empire, called it Potu del Inga or River of the Inca. Irrigation ditches that bathed the lands of various caciques started here. Currently, the canal flows on closed in by concrete walls and it is crossed by various bridges.

Nuestra Señora de la Merced Church.
It is a beautiful temple that stands out for its dome. It shows a harmonious façade with two truncated towers, and walls handsomely decorated with brick mouldings. It was built at the end of the XIXth century and the beginning of the XXth century. It is located in a vast lot on Calle Monte Caseros street, between Cordoba and San Luis streets. From O'Higgins Park there is a beautiful view of the church.

San Martin Pedestrian Street
It is located in the block enclosed by the Avenida San Martin, Peatonal Sarmiento and the 9 de Julio Street. It was built at the end of 1920 in the style of the great pedestrian roads of the time. We find there the first commercial gallery and the first apartment building of the City.

It is built of reinforced cement and until 1954 it was the tallest building in the City. It has a seven-meter-tall tower lit up by a thread of light thread to mark its identity. It possesses beautiful stained glass windows, with flower motifs brought from France.

Independencia Square
It is an impressive garden extending for four blocks, full of fields, eucalyptuses, cypress trees, palm trees, magnolias, hardwood trees and acacias, ordered according to an aesthetic pattern, and forming the centre of an area with a series of promenades, governmental buildings, and four more squares: España, Italia, Chile and San Martin.

It is located opposite Peatonal Sarmiento, enclosed by Patricias Mendocinas, Chile, Espejo and Rivadavia streets, and from there we can also reach Sarmiento street, which crosses the first two streets, and the Avenida Mitre, which crosses the last two streets. This square possesses important social life and it stands out for its artistic manifestations and the different shows it offers.

It was the Plaza Principal Square of the Ciudad Nueva New City, designed in year 1863 by the French land surveyor Balloffet, two years after the earthquake that devastated the region. It was remodelled in 1941 and again in 1995.

Under the square we find the Museo de Arte Moderno Museum of Modern Arts and the Teatro Municipal Julio Quintanilla Municipal Theatre. Facing the square we find the Teatro Independencia Theatre, the Colegio Nacional Agustin Alvarez State School, the new hotel built on the old Plaza Hotel but keeping the original façade, and the Legislatura Provincial Legislature. From Thursday to Sunday there is a handicrafts fair on the west side, next to the Calle Patricias Mendocinas Street.

Its only artistic monument is a semicircular fountain with a frieze alluding at the independence of the Virreinato del Rio de la Plata from the Spanish crown. It has children's playground and public restrooms.

In the XIXth century important public buildings were put up opposite the Square such as the Casa de Gobierno Government House, the Legislatura Provincial Legislature, and later, the Colegio Nacional National College, the Plaza Hotel, and the Teatro Independencia Theatre.

Sarmiento Walking Street
This promenade is integrated to Plaza Independencia square and walking along it we find the noble building of the Legislatura Provincial Legislature (at the corner of Calle Patricias Mendocinas streets) and the Parroquia Santiago Apostol Parochial Church and the San Nicolas church (on Sarmiento N° 100).

It was built in the year 1989. Gardens, pergolas and plots with seasonal flowers predominate there. For that reason it is an ideal spot for a walk, and if you wish, to sit in a pretty café or pub, a coffee and pastry shop, an ice-cream parlour or a restaurant with its outdoor tables and sunshades.

Every weekend there are outdoor artistic shows.

Agustin Alvarez National School
It was founded in the year 1865, although its current buildings date back to 1905 and 1910. It is the Mendoza school with more tradition. Beloved generations of the province were raised there. Its name is homage to one of the city's dearest citizens.

The Park Hyatt Hotel & Regency Casino Mendoza
Until 1999 the luxurious Hotel Plaza functioned in this place. On that date the hotel was purchased by Hyatt, the international American hotel chain. It was remodelled, but its original façade was kept and restored, being a colonial structure from the XIXth century.

All the rooms have a view of the Cordillera de los Andes Mountain Range or of the beautiful garden. It has an elegant restaurant named Bistro M, with an outdoor terrace and a view of the Plaza Independencia Square. It offers a spectacular open kitchen with a wood burning oven, and a wine cellar of over 2,500 varieties of Mendoza wine.

The Regency Casino Mendoza, on the other hand, is an elegant European style casino that combines sophistication and entertainment in one place with comfortable preferential tables for big bets. There are state of the art slot machines, and playing tables with roulettes, blackjack and Caribbean poker. It is on Chile N° 1124, on the same street and a few feet away from Colegio Nacional Agustin Alvarez.

Italia Square
It is one of the four squares equidistant to the Plaza Independencia Square. It is a part of the new town design since 1863. It is surrounded by Peru, Montevideo, 25 de Mayo and San Lorenzo streets. It lodges different works of art such as, for example, the Roman she-wolf.

The central fountain that decorates the square is covered by nearly 1,450 ceramic tiles with a design inspired by the floor in San Petronio's Cathedral in Bologna. Around it there are minor monuments, statues and friezes with Italian motifs.

Before the celebration of the Fiesta de la Vendimia Wine Festival, the Festa in Piazza Festivity takes place here, organized by the Italian Federation. In one of the corners there is a children's playground. It is more attractive in spring, thanks to its leafy hardwood trees.

Pasado Cuyano Historical Museum - Dr. Edmundo Correa
It is an old house of Italian style built in the year 1873. It still keeps the original ceilings, walls and wooden floors, and it contains a collection of historical documents and furniture of the XIXth and XXth centuries.

In the different museum halls there is a portrait of San Martin and a replica of the curved sabre of this Argentinean liberator hero. There is also an important collection of religious works of art and an interesting arms collection. The Junta de Estudios Histórico de Mendoza Historical Studies Association and its Biblioteca de Historia History Library also function on this site.

It is on Montevideo N° 544. It has been declared a National Historical Monument. Its doors are open Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 12:30 hours.

Chile Square
It is also equidistant to the Plaza Independencia Square. It has changed names many times since its construction in year 1863, until it received its current name in 1920 as homage to a nation that offered unconditional help to the victims of the 1861 earthquake.

It is surrounded by Peru, Necochea, 25 de Mayo and Nicolas Avellaneda streets, and it is embellished with a dancing water fountain. The central sculpture, on a granite block weighing several tons, recreates heroes San Martin and O'Higgins, and symbolizes the friendship between Argentina and Chile.

It is in a residential area, and the old aguaribay, hardwood and eucalyptus trees provides it with unmistakable features.

España Square.
It was first called Plaza Montevideo, then Carlos Pellegrini, and finally Plaza España. It is also equidistant to the Plaza Independencia Square. In the year 1946 the Monumento a la Confraternidad Española-Argentina was placed there.

It is one of the most frequently visited squares by the traveller that reaches Mendoza. We can observe its ceramic tiles and shining waxed floors, its Andalusian patio, its wrought iron street lamps, its central rectangular fountain and the abundant trees around it.

It is surrounded by the Montevideo, España, San Lorenzo and 9 de Julio streets.

The First Earthquake Proof House
As the subtitle indicates, it was the first earthquake proof house built in the city. It has a colonial design, and two stories. It was a private residence and today we find there the confiteria Colon Coffee and Pastry shop on the ground floor and offices on the second floor. It is on the intersection of Avenida San Martin and Necochea street.

The Basilica Church and the San Francisco Convent
It is the oldest church of the new city. Its construction dates back to the year 1875. The main altar holds the original image of Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Cuyo, Patroness and General of the Ejército de los Andes by an initiative of General San Martin, next to the hero's Commanding Baton, and other relics of the Campaña Libertadora campaign, both rescued from the ruins of San Francisco church.

The interior consists of three naves and the small chamber where the image of the Virgen del Carmen lies. It has a Renaissance style. It is inspired in the famous Trinity church in Paris, France. It has been declared a National Historical Monument. It is a few feet away from Plaza San Martin square, on the intersection of Necochea street and España Ave.

The Former Banco Hipotecario Mortgage Bank
It is a Spanish Renaissance style building inaugurated in 1929 on the intersection of Gutierrez and España streets. Since 2001 the Subsecretaria de Cultura de Mendoza has begun functioning on this site. Its octagonal façade shows an extraordinary ornamentation. The vaulted hall and classic Spanish ceramic tiles stand out inside.

Central Market and the Popular Callejero Museum
It offers the typical produce of the Mendoza countryside. Besides, along Avenida Las Heras we will find shops offering regional articles and many small stores that sell all kinds of souvenirs. It is on Avenida Las Heras Ave., between Patricias Mendocinas street and Avenida España.

The Museo Popular Callejero is on Avenida Las Heras., between Peru and 25 de Mayo streets. Its outdoor museum origin is due to a desire of recreating the history of this avenue, which played an important role in the urban evolution of the city.

San Martin Square
The fourth square equidistant to the Plaza Independencia square. See below.

The Barrio or Centro Cívico Area
It is an area projected to the south of the new city's central zone in the year 1948. It is a quiet promenade surrounded by important neo-Classical buildings and monuments mainly erected by government administrations.

The Barrio Cívico includes the Casa de Gobierno Government House, the Palacio de Justicia Justice Building, the Tribunales Federales Federal Courthouse, the Palacio Policial Headquarters, the Aduana de Mendoza Customs Building, the Enoteca Wine Museum, the Escuela de Bellas Artes School of Fine Arts and the modern Centro de Congresos y Exposiciones Congress Centre and Exhibitions Centre Emilio Civit as the most outstanding buildings.

Government House - Flag Hall
It was inaugurated in year . The central body of the building is classical and rationalist, with an outstanding enormous staircase. Picturesque ceiling spars joins it to the sidewalls. We can see a regional element on the roof: colonial roof-tiles.

On the ground floor we can see the authentic flag of the Ejército de los Andes army, which was embroidered by the Patricias Mendocinas and nuns of the Compañía de Maria in 1816, as envisioned and created by General don Jose de San Martin. This original cloth survived the wars of independence from the Spanish crown and also the 1861 earthquake, since it was rescued from the ruins of what is now called Ruinas de San Francisco. It is the oldest kept in the country and it is guarded by the Regimiento de Infanteria de Montaña N° 11 "General Las Heras" Infantry Regiment, from the area of Tupungato.

Mendoza Municipal Building - The Terraza Jardin Mirador
It is a modern architectonic complex inaugurated in year 1969. It is the Palacio Municipal, but we can also find there the Legislative body. At thirty meters high, on the last floor, is the Terraza Jardin Mirador, offering a panoramic view of the city. It is the highest cultivated rooftop garden of the city, with bushes and colourful flowers that decorate approximately thirty small plots. In the area we can also find a panoramic telescope that allows us to view the city outskirts up to a fifty-kilometre radius.

Congress and Exhibition Centre
It is a modern centre that consists of a group of halls with different capacity. The group is complemented with an auditorium with capacity for 2,000 people and provided with advanced technology. It has a cafeteria and all the necessary services to carry out conventions. It was inaugurated in year 1978. Near it we find the Palacio Policial, the Aduana and the Museo del Vino. It is on the intersection of Avenidas Peltier and Carmen de Cuyo avenues.

PARQUE SAN MARTIN

Parque General San Martin
Although it is part of Plaza Independencia surroundings, the Plaza San Martin square, with its manifold possibilities, is an excursion in its own right.

Its origin dates back to year 1897, with the name of the Parque del Oeste Westside Park, although it was inaugurated in 1906 and remodelled in 1940. It is on the fringe of the first Andes foothills.

We owe its design to French architect and landscaper Carlos Thays, who gave it an attractive circuit of avenues and streets with more than 15 kilometres of concrete roads that take their name from surrounding vegetation, such as the Avenidas de las Tipas Avenue, de las Palmeras Palm Avenue, de los Plátanos, Banana Trees Avenue, and others.

It is considered one of the most beautiful and extensive parks of the city. Its interior is crowded with beautiful gardens, sculptures, fountains, a rose garden, and a lovely artificial water mirror where a boat navigates.

It was necessary to create a special irrigation system in order to build it. Its surface area reaches 420 hectares, and there we can see more than 750 plant species. There are, at least, 50,000 trees.

The equestrian statue in the central zone is a replica of the sculpture found in Plaza San Martin square of the City of Buenos Aires. There is also a plaque that indicates the City of Mendoza's altitude above sea level: 747 meters.

The park is always open and entrance is free. It also lodges restaurants and outdoor eating-places. We can carry out excursions, guided tours to its different sites and buildings, or enjoy outdoor theatrical presentations. It was declared Area Urbano Ambiental Protegida Urban Protected Environmental Area in 1996.

It is surrounded by 9 de Julio, Necochea, Gutierrez and España streets. We can reach it directly through Avenida Emilio Civit or Boulogne Sur Mer, on foot, by bicycle or car, and by city or rented bus.

Park Gates and Sculptures
The main entrance stands out for its four monumental park gates forged in iron, filigree style. They reach 10 meters high and 32 meters wide. They were especially brought from England. The park gates, each with two leaves, are crowned by a condor with unfolded wings and the Mendoza coat of arms.

In front of them we find the Caballitos de Marly Horses sculptures, reproductions in Carrara marble of the celebrated statues in Plaza de la Concordia square in Paris, done by a French firm in 1911 at the request of the province. Among its sculptural works we find the Fuente de los Continentes Fountain and the Diana and Endymion Statue Group.

The Zoological Garden
It is on the slopes of Cerro de la Gloria mountain. It exhibits more than one thousand specimens of native and exotic fauna. It is considered one of the most important in South America. It was created in year 1940. The cages were built on the natural unevenness of the ground, which provides the sensation that animals are roaming free in the wild. Visiting hours are 09:00 to 18:00.

The Cerro de la Gloria Mountain
Called Cerro del Pilar in the old days, it is one of the most privileged lookouts in the City of Mendoza. It was chosen in 1911 to be the site of the majestic "Monumento al Ejército de los Andes", on a rock base that symbolizes the craggy mountain terrain of the Cordillera. It was inaugurated in 1914.

Lago
On this water mirror, 100,000 square meters wide, the Club Mendoza de Regatas Yatch Club was built in year 1909. It has a typically English design and steps that reach the water. It can be navigated in a special boat, a replica of those steamboats that sail the Mississippi. On the south end we find Lovers' island with a picturesque arch bridge.

An excellent panoramic view of the surrounding landscape can be enjoyed from the lake. On one of the banks we find the rose garden promenade, a French style pedestrian walk with gardens, and romantic pergolas where perfumed wisteria and red so called cantutas hang down. The beautiful gardens have hundreds of varieties of roses.

Then we can find the Museo de Ciencias Naturales Cornelio Moyano in the old ship-style building of the former Playas Serranas. It exhibits collections of pre-Columbian pottery, very valuable folkloric pieces, and zoological displays.

The Anfiteatro Griego Frank Romero Day Amphitheatre It is in a natural ravine. It was built in year 1940. The stage has the name of the Minister of Economy and Public Works of Mendoza at the time. The traditional Fiesta de la Vendimia Wine Making Festival takes place here every year.

Other Buildings
The park also lodges the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo State University, the Centro Regional de Investigacion Marina y Tecnologia Regional Centre for Marine Studies and Technology, the Miniteatro Pulgarcito Tom Thumb Miniature Theatre, the Estadio Provincial de Futbol Malvinas Argentinas - The Provincial Stadium The Malvinas (Falklands) are Argentinean, the Escuela Hogar Eva Peron - The Eva Peron Orphanage, the Obras Sanitarias Waterworks, the Parque de las Ciencias Eureka Science Park, the Observatory, the Predio Ferial Fairgrounds and the Velodromo Provincial Cycle Racing Track.

The main clubs in the park are the Andino Tenis Club, the Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima Gymnastics and Fencing Club, the Mendoza Tenis Club, the Club Mendoza de Regatas, the Club Independiente, the Club Hipico and the Golf Club.

San Martin Passage
This picturesque road dates back to 1926. Its seven-story-high tower was the first building in Mendoza. Colourful French Stained glass windows. It is interesting to admire the glazed domes of Pasaje San Martin from the inside. Currently, it functions as a commercial gallery and apartment building. It is a Cultural Patrimony of the city. We can reach it through Peatonal Sarmiento 45, or through Avenida San Martin 1100.

Tourist Office
It is an enormous epochal building opposite Pasaje San Martin. During the Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia Wine Making festival, after the central act is finished, the newly elected Queen comes out the balcony of this building, and she is entertained by a Mendoza folkloric band and the Mendoza Police Band.

Gomez Building
It is the first in height and horizontal construction. Its outline is a representative icon of the city of Mendoza. It ends in a high tower, which is visible from different parts of town, especially by night, when it is fully illuminated, in the style of New York skyscrapers. Its building dates back to 1954. It is on the intersection of San Martin Ave. and Peatonal Sarmiento.

Los Andes Newspaper Building
It is a yellow building, the first in town to be built with reinforced concrete. The Board of Directors and editorial offices of well-known Los Andes newspaper function here. It was founded in year 1882 by Adolfo Calle. It is on San Martin Ave. N° 1049.