Potrerillos is a district of the

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of the

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of Mendoza,

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. It includes a number of small settlements along Provincial Routes 82 and 89, National Route 7, and the rivers

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and Mendoza. The center of Potrerillos is 63 km south from Mendoza City. Potrerillos used to be a group of farms and agricultural facilities. It then became a residential area, as well as a rest area for temporary residents, and a tourist resort. A large dam on the Mendoza River (''Presa Embalse de Potrerillos'') forms an

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that measures 12 km in length and 3 km in maximum width. Uphill near its shore, there is a settlement of Villa Potrerillos, over 1,380 meters

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, where there is

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(in the hills surrounding the area),

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in the river, and

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. Vallecitos, an old ski center, is located on Cordón del Plata.

References

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