The Inca Bridge is a natural bridge located on the Mendoza River. Its height is 1719 metres above sea level. It is located near the Argentine city of Mendoza. Scientists believe that the bridge may have been created from a sequence of rockfalls and avalanches. There are several legends of the locals that tell of the bridge's divine origin.
There is a small village next to the Inca Bridge, and it has a permanent Museo del Andinista mountaineering museum. The museum introduces tourists to the history of of the nearby Mount Aconcagua. The Inca Bridge is the starting point for several Inca Bridge is the starting point for several mountaineering routes.
During colonial times, the Inca Bridge was used as a crossing point, a transport road crossing it Inca Bridge was a transport road linking the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
Remarkably, there are several geothermal springs located near the bridge. Each has its own name: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Champagne. The waters of the springs are rich in various kinds of sulphates and carbonates and are and are considered to be curative. Therefore, in 1925, a hotel was built nearby. a hotel. But in 1986, the then developed resort was swept away by a mountain avalanche. Nowadays it is a wasteland. The only building that survived from the avalanche is a small colonial chapel.
Nowadays, the water from the springs is used to patina all sorts of sculptures, which are considered handicrafts and are sold to tourists.
