Mendoza Province facts for kids
![Potrerillos, Mendoza (1)](/images/thumb/5/59/Potrerillos%2C_Mendoza_%281%29.jpg/300px-Potrerillos%2C_Mendoza_%281%29.jpg)
Potrerillos is a village at Mendoza Province near Andes
Mendoza is a Province of Argentina. It is in the region called Cuyo. The province borders San Juan in the north, San Luis and La Pampa in the east, Neuquén in the south, and Chile to the west.
It is the major wine producer of Argentina and has many other crops. It has the highest mountain in the country, Aconcagua.
Mendoza has a population of 1,579,651 people (2001). Spanish is the main language but many people also speak English, Italian and Portuguese.
Provinces of Argentina | ![]() |
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Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Province | Catamarca | Chaco | Chubut | Córdoba | Corrientes | Entre Ríos | Formosa | Jujuy | La Pampa | La Rioja | Mendoza | Misiones | Neuquen | Río Negro | Salta | San Juan | San Luis | Santa Cruz | Santa Fe | Santiago del Estero | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands | Tucumán |
Images for kids
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View (looking West) from the Cabildo in the city of Mendoza, prior to the great quake of 1861.
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The snowy Andes viewed from the National Route 7.
See also
In Spanish: Provincia de Mendoza para niños
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