Uspallata
A mountain-valley town on the high-mountain route, the filming location of 'Seven Years in Tibet', surrounded by poplar groves and colorful hills, and a midway stop on the way to Aconcagua.
Uspallata lies in a broad valley at about 1,900 m, roughly 110 km west of Mendoza city. Route 7 and the mountain road to Villavicencio meet here, making it a midway supply stop for trips to Aconcagua, the Puente del Inca and Chile. The town is ringed by tall poplar groves and ochre and blue-grey mountains. The film 'Seven Years in Tibet' was shot in the surrounding area, where the landscape stood in for the Tibetan Plateau. Next to the town are the ruins of the 18th-century smelting works Las Bóvedas, now a museum, and the Cerro de los Siete Colores is nearby. The town has a gas station, restaurants and guesthouses, and high-mountain day tours usually stop here for lunch.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Cerro de los Siete Colores, Uspallata
- Villavicencio Natural Reserve
- Cerro Arco
- Potrerillos Reservoir
- Termas de Cacheuta
- General San Martín Park & Cerro de la Gloria
- Avenida Arístides Villanueva
- Mendoza Central Market