Aconcagua and the Southern Andes - A Trekker's Guidebook

• Location
• Description
• Contents
• Introduction
• Sample Route
• Maps
• Further Reading

Until very recently the availability of accurate ordnance maps of Aconcagua was poor, and was non-existent until 2003. However, in 2005 Aoneker GIS Solutions published an accurate topographical map of Aconcagua. It comes in 1:50,000 and in 1:100,000 versions. Not that easy to source, you will certainly spot it on the wall in reception of the hotel in Los Penitentes, and they usually have copies for sale.

There still exist various photomaps of the mountain with the various features marked on an aerial picture. The best of these is a 1:50,000 version, published by World’s End, on sale at Mendoza airport. Inka Expeditions published a map, but it is surpassed by the new map referred to above.

A 1:50,000 map of Aconcagua is published by Cordee of Leicester, England. The map shows the Normal route only, but its accuracy has been questioned.
The South American Explorers Club publishes a small map in black and white, entitled Aconcagua – Summit of the Americas by Ed Darack. It has useful data, but is a poor substitute for a proper map.