Las Heras Department, Administrative division in Mendoza Province, Argentina.
Las Heras Department encompasses 8,955 square kilometers of territory in northwestern Mendoza Province, featuring diverse geographical zones from urban areas to mountain ranges.
The department received its official designation on January 31, 1871, named after General Juan Gregorio de las Heras, who led forces during the Argentine War of Independence.
The department includes several districts such as Cieneguita, El Algarrobal, El Borbollón, El Challao, and Uspallata, each maintaining their distinct local traditions.
The Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport operates within the department, providing air transportation connections to major cities across Argentina.
Mount Aconcagua, reaching 6,962 meters above sea level, stands within Las Heras Department as the highest peak in both the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere.
GPS coordinates: -32.52368,-69.20677
Latest update: March 14, 2025 19:40
Plaza Independencia
53 km
Puente del Inca
74.1 km
Christ the Redeemer of the Andes
87.6 km
General San Martín Park
51.5 km
Aconcagua Provincial Park
61.3 km
Villavicencio Natural Reserve
17.7 km
Hotel Villavicencio
17.7 km
Museo del Área Fundacional
53.2 km
Bautista Gargantini Stadium
52 km
Museo de Ciencias Naturales y Antropológicas Juan Cornelio Moyano
52.6 km
Reserva natural Divisadero Largo
49.2 km
Our Lady of Loreto Cathedral, Mendoza
53.1 km
Teatro Independencia
52.8 km
Polish Glacier
77.3 km
Víctor Legrotaglie Stadium
51.4 km
Plaza España
53.4 km
Trolleybuses in Mendoza
54.2 km
Gómez Building
53.4 km
Plaza Pedro del Castillo
53.1 km
Palacio Policial de Mendoza
53.4 km
Nevado Juncal
100.7 km
Estadio Omar Higinio Sperdutti
64.2 km
Las Bóvedas De Uspallata
13.6 km
Puente sobre el Río Picheuta
34.4 km
La Enoteca
53.5 km
Ruinas de San Francisco
53 km
General San Martin Historical Museum
52.8 km
Cementerio de los andinistas
72.8 kmReviews
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