Flight departs Buenos Aires 12.40pm, and arrives in Mendoza at 2.30pm. Booked through a local travel agency, cost including all taxes $US147 (American currency acceptable) or 561 AR pesos. The garden city of Mendoza is 710kms northwest of Buenos Aires, towards the Chile border. Famous for tree-lined avenues, leafy plazas and elegant parks, Mendoza is the wine capital of Argentina.