Rancho ‘e Cuero sits at 2,500 metres above sea level, on 3,000 private hectares in the mountains of La Carrera, Tupungato, Mendoza.
The ranch lies 10 km beyond the public road, tucked deep into the Andes and surrounded by mountains in every direction.
Once you are here, the outside world feels remarkably far away. And that is precisely the point.
The Ranch
Getting Here Is Part Of The Experience
If you arrive in your own vehicle, we meet you at the entrance to the property. Your car stays safely behind, and from there we continue together by 4×4 for the final stretch into the ranch. The road climbs. The views open. Civilization gradually disappears. Phones lose signal. And the mountains take over.
The road ends. Rancho ‘e Cuero begins.
A Different Side Of Mendoza
Much of Mendoza’s mountain landscape is famously dry and dramatic. Here, the landscape changes. This particular area receives considerably more rainfall, creating green valleys, grasses, native vegetation and wildflowers. Snowmelt feeds the stream that crosses the property.
The seasons transform everything: green valleys and abundant water in the warmer months, golden landscapes in autumn and snow in winter.
Mountain Water, All Around You
18 km of snowmelt stream runs through Rancho ‘e Cuero. We ride beside it. Fish it. Cross it. Picnic beside it. There are natural pools, small waterfalls and countless quiet places along the water.
A snowmelt lagoon offers another place to swim, take out a kayak or simply watch the sun disappear behind the mountains. There is no swimming pool at Rancho ‘e Cuero. Nature provided something better.
Wildlife
We host a reserve of Red Deer, there are foxes, hares and abundant mountain birdlife. And overhead, Andean condors are a familiar sight. Guanacos roam freely across the ranch, sometimes gathering in herds numbering in the hundreds. Wildlife here is not something you set out on a scheduled excursion to find. It is simply part of being here.
