Update #1: Location

As you probably know, I'm here now... in Mendoza, Argentina! I am attending university here for the rest of the semester :)

the city of Mendoza: is located on the edge of the Andes, near the Chilean border, in the province of Mendoza.
the province of Mendoza: is located in the Cuyo region in the very west part of Argentina (the big country on the southern end of South America).