Getting out and rafting the Mendoza River is fun for white-water novices and families with kids. The rapids are generally Class 3, so while they are neither dangerous nor rough, you will get wet while working up an appetite paddling. There are three major rafting outfits based in Potrerillos, but Rios Andinos ( www.riosandinos.com ) is the one we recommend because the guides are friendly and multilingual.

“A Taste of Argentina”
By Michael Schachner

(Wine enthusiast, August 2007)