Accommodation in Mendoza, Cacheuta

Located in the department of Lujan de Cuyo, west of the province, the town dSituada in the department of Lujan de Cuyo, west of the province, the town is part of the circuit Cacheuta high mountain in the province of Mendoza . Cacheuta is a picturesque village at 1245 m above sea level, which is notable for providing thermal water quality and quantity. Cacheuta is on the Mendoza River at the foot of the Andes and its strategic importance throughout the history of the province was due to being on the road that formerly took to reach the Uspallata Pass, one of few steps from the high mountain international between Argentina and Chile. Cacheuta is a flagship resort tourism in Mendoza, which is their main source of ingreso.La history Cacheuta thermal baths dating back to early twentieth century, more precisely by the year 1904. At that moment came a major investment that led to the creation of a luxurious five-star hotel on the shore of the river at the foot of the mountains. It is a heavenly place.

In 1910 he established the Trans-Andean railway station, which had a stopping station especially in the hotel. The passengers descended from the station by a stairway directly to the spa, while his luggage was unloaded from the train and sent to the hotel. The bright spot was the site of dances and events that were all the rage in the época.Pero, nature is treacherous, and in 1934 came a calamity. The Mendoza River overflowed due to glacial melt water unprecedented and completely destroyed the hotel, which it never recovered. However, the tourism potential of Cacheuta remained intact. In 1986, within the ruins of the former hotel built a new hotel is smaller. The hotel has a pool in the garden, and the thermal baths have been built near the river, making it possible to offer mud baths at different temperatures, massages and other therapies. It also can arrange horseback riding, hiking and other outdoor activities. It is not likely to happen a new flood like the one above, since the PRI Potrerillos dam controls the flow of the river. Just half an hour from the city of Mendoza, spa Cacheuta is an excellent reason to look for accommodation in Mendoza and forget stress and daily routine.