Aconcagua 2005:  ACTUAL EXPENSES
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      [February 2005 costs]

1 USD ($1) = 2.90 Argentine pesos (Feb. 2005)



  AIRFARE (LANChile Airlines):         $804/person (LAX-Mendoza-LAX): PAID 7/30/04

  Aconcagua TOPO MAP
  (1:50,000 Meridies 2005 Edition):    30 pesos ( ~ $10.34)....we bought the topo map at the Mendoza airport newspaper kiosk 
                                                 next to the Money Exchange kiosk
  AIRPORT TAX FEE 
  (cost to leave Argentina):           $18/person

  FUEL (White Gas):                    $10.34 (30 pesos buys you 6 liters White Gas @ 5 pesos/liter:
                                               even with 18 days on False Polish route, 5 liters is enough)

  MULES (used FERNANDO GRAJALES):      $490 (IN: 97 kilos = $280; OUT: 68 kilos = $210)....we paid Grajales in US dollars

  PERMIT:                              $200/person (during the MEDIUM SEASON)...we paid in US dollars

  HOTEL NUTIBARA (Mendoza) 3 nights:   405 pesos (3 nights x 135 pesos/night with 2 beds:  ~ $139.66 for 3 nights)

  HOTEL AYELEN (Penitentes) 1 night:   $52/night with 2 beds....we paid Grajales in US dollars ($52)  

  SHUTTLE VAN (VM Viajes - Edgardo):   250 pesos ( ~ $86.20)
  (Mendoza to Penitentes: 2/1/05)

  Expreso Uspallata (EUSA) Bus     :    12 pesos/person each way ( ~ $4.14)
  (Penitentes to Mendoza: 2/10/05)

  TAXIS 
  (from airport to city: 1/30/05):      12 pesos ( ~ $4.14)
  (around town)        :                 8 pesos (4 pesos/ride ~ $1.38/ride)...we took 2 rides
  (from city to airport: 2/11/05):      12 pesos ( ~ $4.14)

  LUNCHES & DINNERS 
  (in Mendoza or Penitentes):           90 pesos for 6 meals: 1 person (i.e. 15 pesos/person/day ~ $5.17/person/day:  6 meals ~ $31.03)

  FRESH FOOD 
 (for 3-day Approach & first 2 days 
  in Basecamp)                     :    70 pesos ( ~ $24.14)  
   
  MISCELLANEOUS Expenses           :    $40/person


*** TOTAL/person ***               :  $1514.20/person (not including airfare:  $710.20/person)

   

-Last Updated:  February 15, 2005
 Miguel Forjan