Aconcagua 2004 Dispatch Three

	Dispatch Three:  Andy Politz with a dispatch from Puente Del Inca. “We are gonna walk in here today, the weather is absolutely beautiful.  We understand that Argentina hasn’t had, or at least Mendoza, has not had any rain for five months. (Five months!)  But apparently there’s plenty of snow high up on the mountain.  The weather’s perfect.
Andy on E

 We’ve run into several good friends back in Mendoza, just on the sidewalk.  It’s a big city, it’s very European. So, we just love the place. The weather is spectacular.  Argentina has got a kind of romantic-wild-west-with-mountains-thrown-in feel. You see cowboys driving along the road. It’s pretty dusty, an easy walk, the accommodations are great, the mule carriers that are loading our gear are pros, total studs, they know how to tie a knot. We’re looking to start a great trip. Hope things are going well there.  We’ll stay in touch.”   

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