shrine Archives - Footloose Cycling https://footloosetravelguides.com/tag/shrine/ The Joy of Riding a Bicycle: Explore the World at Your Own Pace Sun, 23 Apr 2023 21:15:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 182634245 Cycling Mendoza to Potrerillos; Argentina to Chile https://footloosetravelguides.com/cycling-mendoza-to-potrerillos-argentina-to-santiago-chile/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cycling-mendoza-to-potrerillos-argentina-to-santiago-chile https://footloosetravelguides.com/cycling-mendoza-to-potrerillos-argentina-to-santiago-chile/#respond Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:32:12 +0000 https://footloosetravelguides.com/?p=519 Roadside shrine of Santa Teresita west of Mendoza on Ruta Nacional 7, Argentina, looking toward the high Andes. The panorama of the Andes mountain range…

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]]> Roadside shrine of Santa Teresita west of Mendoza on Ruta Nacional 7, Argentina, looking toward the high Andes. The panorama of the Andes mountain range is not so impressive yet, but the closer you get to Potrerillos the excitement builds.

Make a point of stopping at the many shrines along the way. Not for spiritual reasons, but for the slice of the Argentine culture these shrines represent.

STAGE 1: MENDOZA TO POTRERILLOS
Distance: 71 km
Altitude Profile (765 m to 1,611 m)
Altitude range 846 m
Total climb 1,038 m
Total descent 412 m

From Cycling Mendoza to Santiago

Roadside shrine of Santa Teresita

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