Las Heras is a
department located in the north west of
Mendoza Province
Mendoza, officially Province of Mendoza, is a province of Argentina, in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders San Juan to the north, La Pampa and Neuquén to the south, San Luis to the east, and the republic o ...
in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 183,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is
Las Heras, which is located around from the
Capital federal. The province's international airport,
Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport
Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional Gobernador Francisco Gabrielli) , better known as El Plumerillo International Airport, is located northeast of the centre of Mendoza, capital of the Men ...
is located within this subdivision.
Name
The Partido and its capital are named after General
Juan Gregorio de las Heras (1780-1866), a military leader during the
Argentine War of Independence.
Districts
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Cieneguita
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El Algarrobal
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El Borbollón
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El Challao
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El Pastal
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El Plumerillo
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El Resguardo
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El Zapallar
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Las Cuevas
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Las Heras
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Panquehua
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Punta de Vacas
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Uspallata
Uspallata is a village and administrative district in Argentina, in a scenic location on the road that crosses the Andes between Mendoza and Santiago in Chile. It is located west of Mendoza and was once served by the now disused Transandine R ...
Geography
The mountains of the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
act as a natural border between Argentina and
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
, the mountain range forms much of the western part of the department of Las heras.
Mount Aconcagua is located in Las Heras Department, at 6,962 metres above sea level it holds many records, including:
* The highest mountain in
South America
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.
* The Highest Mountain in all of the Americas.
* The highest mountain in the
Southern Hemisphere.
* The highest mountain outside of the continent of
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...
.
The people of Las Heras are proud to have such an important mountain in their department, and as one of the
Seven Summits
The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each of the seven traditional continents. Climbing to the summit of all of them is regarded as a mountaineering challenge, first achieved on 30 April 1985 by Richard Bass. Climbing the Seven Summits a ...
it brings a great number of mountaineers and sightseers to the region.
External links
Municipal Site
(Spanish)
1871 establishments in Argentina
Departments of Mendoza Province
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