Mendoza Province Mendoza Province The Province of Mendoza () is a province of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders to the north with San Juan, the south with La Pampa and Neuquén, the east with San Luis, and to the west with the republic of Chile; the international limit is marked by the Andes mountain range. Its capital city is the homonymous city of Mendoza. Covering an area of 148.827 km², it is the seventh biggest province of Argentina with 5.35% of the country's total area. The population for 2010 is 1,741,610
Aquilegia formosa to concoct a perfume. It is also used medicinally by several Native American tribes. "Aquilegia" is derived from the Latin word 'aquila', meaning 'eagle', or possibly from the Medieval German words 'Acheleia' or 'Akelei'; this name is in reference to its talon-like nectaries. "Formosa" means 'handsome', 'beautiful', or 'well-formed'. Aquilegia formosa Aquilegia formosa, the crimson columbine, western columbine, or (ambiguously) "red columbine", is a common and attractive wildflower native to western North America, from Alaska to Baja California, and eastward to Montana and Wyoming. The "Aquilegia formosa" plant grows to 20–80 cm in height, averaging around 60 cm. Flowers, which