About Mendoza
This is one for the professional who enjoys a drop of vino occasionally, as the Mendoza region produces 70% of Argentina's world-famous wines. So prep the taste buds for those cheap but luscious local wines to scoff with your pizza when you finish your work for the day at one of the coworking spaces in town.
A bustling city that will give you a perfect work/lifestyle balance as more and more coworking spaces are popping up to cater to wander lusting souls, friendly locals from a diverse range of industries plus entrepreneurial expats who have set up their own businesses. With its vibrant wine scene, funky cantinas, restaurants and bars in the heart of its historic center Mendoza, you can live as cheaply as the locals do.
You can gorge yourself on char-grilled meats and scoff empanadas, mingle with innovative young winemakers and check out the art deco architecture that drapes the city. There are wide leafy avenues, charming plazas and the constant trickle of burbling water sprouting from historical fountains or irrigation ditches that run beside every main road.
Sitting in the shadow of the Andes, when you need to escape the hustle of the city confines you can rent a bicycle and head to the 1,200 acres that make up the General San Martin Park for incredible views across the city and the mountains. For those into a bit of more strenuous outdoor activity after a week of sitting on your rear end there is kayaking, hiking and rafting to burn off that excess physical energy and to get the brain running in creativity.
Mendoza sits about 1050km west of Buenos Aires and 340km northwest of Santiago. If you fall in love with this laid-back area, it is possible to extend your tourist visa without leaving the country.