About this Aconcagua guide

Aconcagua-Hike.com is an independent guide to walking and climbing at Aconcagua in Mendoza, Argentina: the Laguna de Horcones loop, the Confluencia day hike, the Plaza Francia and base camp treks, what the summit expedition really takes, permits, guides and the best season, along with the tours sold on GetYourGuide. We are not Aconcagua Provincial Park, the Mendoza government, an outfitter or GetYourGuide. We compare what is on offer so you can decide between a viewpoint day, a real hike and an expedition, and pick the right tour for it.

Facts on this site are checked against official sources (Aconcagua Provincial Park and the Mendoza government, Argentina's national tourism pages, the Instituto Geográfico Nacional for the height, the UIAA for mountain medicine) and against the live GetYourGuide listings, including recent guest reviews. Permit rules, season dates and road conditions change every year; when an official source and this site disagree, trust the official source.

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