Both hostels belong to Hostelling International

In Penitentes (2000m)
Hostel-mountain shelterwith all the comfort that these kind of lodge can offer and more! ( www.penitentes.com.ar/)

Meals
All our meals are of excellent quality and gives the mountaineers the calories necessary for this particular sport. In our base camps the food is prepared by our own cooks and served in our own dining tents. The ingredients are all fresh and there is a balanced mix between vegetables and meat.

Permanent Camps in:

Confluencia, Plaza de Mulas and Plaza Argentina
In each camp you will find:

Kitchen tents: Fully equipped with modern appliances, our cooks have everything they need to meet the requirements of food conservation and hygiene. The water comes directly from glaziers to special tanks where it is demineralized and purified to make it potable.

Dining tents: Are furnished with tables and chairs, electricity (220v) provided by our geodesic generator, heater and a proper ventilation system.
Forty people can be served in our dining tents. You never have to wait long turns and you can stay in the tent as long as you wish, having all your meals on time.

Additional Dining Tents: Theses tents are exclusively for those groups who require our services of mules, transfer or hotels, you can use our additional dining tents to cook your food and have your meals. They are fully equipped as the Dining Tents. There is a timetable for the use of these tents. The most important issue here is that you won’t have to cook in your small tent.

Sleeping Tents: These tents are furnished with beds with pillows and mattresses. Our guided expeditions can sleep here and also the expeditions with Logistics in the Aconcagua. These tents make your stay easier in two ways: on the one side, you have a good and relaxed sleep and on the other, you won’t have to transport your own tent up to Base Camp and High Altitude Camp. Plaza de Mulas can get really crowded sometimes, and you may not find a platform for your tent. After an exhausting journey there’s nothing better than a comfortable bed during your acclimation period.

Luggage Keeping Tents: We can keep the equipment you won’t need in a safe place while you go to the high altitude camps. Each piece of luggage will be stored with your name on it, and will be under the surveillance of our staff with no extra charge. These are the tents where we keep the equipment that later will be transported by mules.

Bathrooms: The bathrooms have toilettes, which provide comfort and hygiene. There is a dehydration system in the bathrooms to keep the environment safe of chemical waste used in other bathroom disposal systems.

Communications Tent: We keep a permanent communication among all our camps, high altitude expeditions, rescue patrol, helicopters, park rangers, Penitentes and with Mendoza City.

Services Tent: There are several services for our mountaineers: internet, electricity (220v) used to recharge all kinds of batteries, cell phones, cameras, etc. ,satellite telephones to be in touch with anyone in the world and a recreational room with music.

IMPORTANT:
The camps count with first aid emergency kits, oximeter, and hyperbaric chamber.