Paddling near Rodeo del Medio, Mendoza

Rodeo del Medio sits in the Maipú department of Mendoza province, in the broad irrigated valley east of the Andes. The area's paddling centers on the Río Mendoza nearby and, most notably, the Embalse Potrerillos — a reservoir in the Andean foothills whose turquoise glacial-melt water draws kayakers on guided and independent tours departing from the Mendoza city area.