Aconcagua

Aconcagua, the name of a province, river, and peak in Chili, South America. The valley watered by the Aconcagua is one of the most fertile in that region; and the mountain, non-volcanic, that looks down upon it is about 23,000 feet high. San Felipe, formerly called Aconcagua, the capital, lies at the foot of the Andes, about 60 miles N.N.E. from Valparaiso, and is a prosperous, well-built town.