Mendoza, City of the Sun and Wine
Mendoza, a small town in the foothills of the Andes, Argentina, is nicknamed The Land of Sun and Wine. However, charm is not just vineyards of Mendoza, the city has an urban design which seemed exemplary.
Mendoza city recorded history began on March 2, 1561, when Pedro del Castillo set the official name of the city was Ciudad de Mendoza del Valle de La Rioja Nueuuo. Prior to 1860, the territory inhabited by three Indian tribes, namely Huarpes, Puelches, and Inca. The remains of the famous Inca heritage can be witnessed in Puente del Inca, about 170 kilometers west of Mendoza, as well as climbing Mount Aconcagua gate from the west.
1861 Mendoza rocked by a massive earthquake devastated the city and killing 5000 people. After the event, then the city was rebuilt with a new design. City of rigid block system is designed with wide streets and sidewalks as well as a vast open land in anticipation of seismic movement that often cause earthquakes in the soil surface. Open land is now being used as a beautiful garden and includes the city added comfort for its residents.
Indeed, walking around the city of Mendoza feels very comfortable. Sidewalks are very wide, in several main roads, sidewalks are even able to load three cars lined.
Commensurate line buildings are very nicely maintained so that a block of buildings that actually present a tight square dimensions. Impression of cold treated with various shapes, designs, and model building slick, combined various architectural styles of Europe, America and even the Middle East. Big trees, like maple, oak, and Tamarine, shade pedestrians and give the feel of a truly friendly.
Wide sidewalk that was not boring because the tread is closed various kinds of tiles and ceramics according to the design of each house, so rich in variety. Great parks scattered in various corners of the city, very well maintained, and equipped children's play facilities.
Walking the streets of this town in the middle of summer, so the light lasted until 21:00, feels good. Beautiful girl passing by a typical-looking Latin America, air-tanktop and skirt seemed to add a warm ambience supermini.
City tourists will increasingly cool to be explored with the Metrotranvia, tramway along the 12.5 miles around the city is being built and planned to begin operations late in 2011. Fasilltas that complement public transportation such as buses and taxis are available today.
Garden city
Actually, the original downtown Plaza del Castilo Mendoza is located a few blocks northeast of Plaza Independencia. That's where the embryo of the city of Mendoza, which means 'cold mountain', started in 1561. From this point of Jose de San Martin prepares his troops to launch an epic struggle to pass the Andes Mountains to quell Spain and liberate Chile and Argentina from colonial rule in 1817.
In honor of General San Martin and his troops, in 1914 the government built a monument at the top of Cerro de la Gloria in the neighborhood park. While historic heritage items troops can be seen at the Museo del Pasado Cuyano at Avenida Montevideo.
In summer this is really Mendoza not only wine and sunshine. A city of 800,000 residents is also spoiled by the presence of beautiful gardens and arranged beautifully on all over town.
In the four corners of the Plaza Independencia, closed to within a distance of two blocks each, there are parks that are smaller but very beautiful arranged according to their respective themes. All four are Plaza Chile, Plaza Italia, Plaza San Martin, and Plaza Espana.
Garden design was tailored to each name. At the Plaza Chile for example, a statue O'Higgins and Jose San Martin who describes the history of ties between Argentina and Chile. In the Plaza San Martin, of course the statue of the general's liberator appear with gagahnya as he raised his right hand as a signal to his troops to begin the journey across the Andes Mountains.
Not quite got there, the Government of Argentina also built other large park named Parque General San Martin. The park is located west of the town has various sporting facilities such as football stadiums, Velodrome, lakes, forests, cities, and a zoo.
This park was built in 1897 by French architect Carlos Thays, and touted as the most beautiful park in Argentina. In the environment of the park there are 50,000 trees of 750 varieties, including the Rose Garden of the collected 500 species of roses.
Large trees hundreds of years old, such as maple, oak, Tamarine, and mahogany, standing neatly in groups, this park is already impressive set designer since hundreds of years ago.
Walking and cycling in the park, I feel how nice the town int get facilities for the recreation of the government. Everything is free and no thugs or parking is more like a handyman feverish as in the Bung Karno Jakarta.
On a sunny summer evening, many family groups held a picnic mat while enjoying dinner. The sun is shining brightly up at 21.00 to bring warmth in the middle of the cool night breeze.
Unique Drainage
Tata Mendoza city is a blend of ancient and modern technology. One of the pride of this city is the irrigation system which is the legacy of tribal Huarpes. The irrigation system is then by the Spanish and until now the embryo of the city drainage system that serves very good and unique. As I walked the street in this town I see all sewers, drains, canals or flowing water discharge, clear, and odorless. Almost no water is stagnant and the flow is also quite heavy.
Rodrigo Bristol, an innkeeper at Avenida Villanueva, say, every house in the city has two wastewater treatment systems. First, clean water results in everyday use such as for watering the plants can be disposed of through domestic channels are connected to sewers. While such household waste from kitchen and washing using detergent distributed through underground channels into the waste processing center.
"Everything is managed by the government and reviewed every six months. So do not be surprised if the water in the gutters are clean because it is being dumped on the surface of the channel is only clean water, not waste," said Rodrigo. (Max Supreme Person, from Mendoza, Argentina)
Source: Warta Kota
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