Considering renting a car in Mendoza - safe for American?
Oct 19, 2015, 5:35 pm
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Oct 19, 2015, 6:09 pm
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Oct 19, 2015, 9:26 pm
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I think in Mendoza controls are there because Cuyo is free of the fruit fly ("mosca de los frutos"). Meat is the reason in Patagonia, the whole area is naturally free of foot and mouth disease while in the rest of the country cattle must be vaccinated.
The fruit control between Mendoza and San Juan works as a toll. Open the trunk, let them take a peek, drive through a puddle of insecticide and off you go.
The fruit control between Mendoza and San Juan works as a toll. Open the trunk, let them take a peek, drive through a puddle of insecticide and off you go.
Oct 21, 2015, 7:18 pm
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This is the flyer I have in the car. Usually it is the crossing thru La Pampa from/to Mdz/Nqn. The stops are for meat and for Mosca de los Frutos when headed into Patagonia. Just like the 'toll' you pass in San Juan. Sorry off topic and only slightly related to the OP. https://ssl.panoramio.com/photo/124827835
Oct 24, 2015, 2:25 am
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"I would be very careful with drinking and driving as alcohol breath tests are quite common throughout the country (limit is 0.5 grams of alcohol per litre of blood). "
I think you're missing a 0 .... at 0.5 you wouldn't be driving, you may well be dead.
Assume you meant 0.05. As long as you don't drink more than 1 standard drink (small glass of wine), and don't drink on an empty stomach, you will stay under that limit.
I think you're missing a 0 .... at 0.5 you wouldn't be driving, you may well be dead.
Assume you meant 0.05. As long as you don't drink more than 1 standard drink (small glass of wine), and don't drink on an empty stomach, you will stay under that limit.
A litre (or liter in NA) is 1000 cc (or 1000gm of pure water at standard temperature) so 1 gm in 1000 gm is 0.1 percent.
0.5 gm is 0.05 percent which is the don't get breathalyzed line in Australia as well.
Happy wandering (as you look for that scientific calculator)
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Oct 24, 2015, 1:25 pm
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Oct 28, 2015, 9:18 pm
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Only special in the sense that my Spanish sucks! Poor phrasing, I apologize.
Foreign tourists are helpfully warned about the hot dog trick, motorcycle bandits, etc, when walking in B.A.
Are there similar or parallel problems for foreign tourists to consider when driving in Mendoza?
Foreign tourists are helpfully warned about the hot dog trick, motorcycle bandits, etc, when walking in B.A.
Are there similar or parallel problems for foreign tourists to consider when driving in Mendoza?
Oct 29, 2015, 4:11 am
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Signage in Mendoza isn't the best, so I advise anybody renting a car to have a properly updated GPS on board. Also, given all the construction going on in Mendoza as of late, even the laters GPS maps may not have all the detours and new exits, so be prepared for creative routing.
For those going to visit wineries..... I think its a horrible idea to do this and have to drive, but then.... to each his own. Getting a car with a driver is the best possible investment you can make.
For those going to visit wineries..... I think its a horrible idea to do this and have to drive, but then.... to each his own. Getting a car with a driver is the best possible investment you can make.
