It was also mentioned as the correct answer to a quiz show question in the 1969 Disney film, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.
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The mountain and its surroundings are part of the Aconcagua Provincial Park.
Alex began his high-altitude mountaineering endeavors in 2007 and has successfully summitted some of the world's most coveted peaks, including Mt. Rainier, Cerro Aconcagua, Mt. McKinley, etc.
Luis Carrera had deployed his forces with the infantry to his right, the artillery to the centre, his cavalry to his left and behind these, a line of eight hundred cavalry militia from Aconcagua under the command of the colonel José Maria Portus.
Meanwhile in the north the victories of Lautauro lead to uprisings by the previously subdued Promaucaes of Gualemo and the Picunche in the Aconcagua Valley but these were put down.
He returned to mountaineering, and since 1999, has led more than 15 expeditions, including the first all-Singapore ascent of Argentina's Aconcagua (6962m), and the world's third solo of Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world (6893m).
After the Spanish government had been reestablished, he was named District Chief of Coquimbo, and on November 13, 1816 Military Commander of Aconcagua.
In January 2011, Trecco signed for Primera División club Unión San Felipe and after a successful season with the club of Aconcagua, he joined to Cobreloa in June, being runner-up of the Clausura Tournament with Nelson Acosta.
On 1 February 2011, Samra became the first Arab in history to climb the highest mountain in South American (Argentina) Aconcagua solo; alone and unsupported.
Raed Zidan is an accomplished mountaineer who has reached six of the Seven Summits including Vinson Massif in Antarctica, Mount Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua in Argentina.
In February 2013, she reached the highest Argentine summit Aconcagua, and had been in Nepal since early April 2013 getting ready to execute her plan to conquer Mount Everest.
Together with Frank Wells, one-time president of Walt Disney, Bass conceived of the adventure challenge of summiting each of the seven continents: Denali (Mt. McKinley), North America; Aconcagua, South America; Mt. Elbrus, Europe; Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa; Vinson Massif, Antarctica; Mount Kosciuszko, Australia; and Mt. Everest, Asia.
It originates in Chile where is grows in the littoral zone of the provinces of Coquimbo and Aconcagua.
From 4 to 23 January Vilane led his first out of Africa climbing expedition and guided a team of eleven South Africans up Mount Aconcagua.
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The valley of Aconcagua River was used as route of Transandine Railway on Chilean side.
Calingasta has fully rugged topography (hilly), as its location is at the foot of the Andes, where the mountains are complemented with its main highest elevation, the mountain Mercedario (6,720 meters), after Aconcagua and it is possible to highlight an area precordillerana lower height as the first with numerous mountain cave highlight the Sierra del Tontal.
Yerba Loca Nature Sanctuary (Spanish: "Santuario Natural Yerba Loca") is a protected area that extends from the top of La Paloma Hill (Spanish: "Cerro La Paloma") to the top of Cerro El Plomo, dividing the valleys of the Blanco River and Olivares River.
Wells was an avid alpinist and came close, but did not achieve his goal of the Seven Summits, climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents: Kilimanjaro in Africa, Denali (Mount McKinley) in North America, Aconcagua in South America, Elbrus in Europe, Mount Everest in Asia, Mount Kosciuszko in Australia, and Vinson in Antarctica.
In 2002, he was awarded with a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust travelling fellowship to climb Denali (aged 19), Aconcagua (aged 18) and Mount Kosciuszko (aged 19), the highest peaks in North and South America and Australia.
Castillo organized and expedition which crossed the Andes, passing through the Aconcagua and Uspallata velleys, reaching the Huentata valley on 22 February.
Between 1993 and 1996 Vitkauskas climbed the Seven Summits, the highest peaks of all the continents including Mt. Everest (Eurasia), Mt. McKinley (6,194 m, North America), Vinson Massif (4,897 m, Antarctica), Kilimanjaro (5,895 m, Africa), Mt. Kosciusko (2,228 m, Australia), Aconcagua (6,959 m, South America); also Elbrus (5,642 m, Caucasus) and Mont Blanc (4,807 m, Alps) in Europe.