Las Cuevas District, Las Heras Department, Mendoza Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Las Cuevas District | District |
| Las Heras Department | Department |
| Mendoza Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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German:
Las Cuevas, Departamento Las Heras, Provinz Mendoza, Argentinien
Russian:
Лас-Куэвас, Лас-Эрас , Мендоса, Аргентина
Spanish:
Las Cuevas, Departamento Las Heras, Provincia de Mendoza, Argentina
Armenian:
Լաս Կուևաս
Dutch:
Las Cuevas, Las Heras , Mendoza, Argentinië
Polish:
Las Cuevas, Mendoza, Argentyna
Las Cuevas is a town and former district in the Las Heras department, Mendoza, located in the Andes mountain range, close to the international border with Chile. In 2018 the districts of Las Cuevas, Penitentes and Uspallata were merged into one, currently called "Uspallata and Alta Montaña".
The town is the highest in the province (altitude 3557 m s. N. M.) and the one located furthest to the west.
It is 210 km from the provincial capital and 88 km from Uspallata, the closest service center, linked by National Route 7.
It is important because it is the last town on that route, which constitutes the main Mercosur corridor that connects Brazil, Argentina and Chile, through the Cristo Redentor tunnel (altitude 3,185 m s. N. M.).
9 km from the town, going up a narrow and winding road that was part of the old route to Chile (current national route A006), is the monument of the sculptor Mateo Alonso to Christ the Redeemer, a symbol of the brotherhood between Argentina and Chile.
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| Wikipedia: | https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Cuevas |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1000523 |
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- Mendoza Province
- Las Heras Department
- Las Cuevas District
- Las Heras Department
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Aconcagua mountain, Las Cuevas District, Las Heras Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina