Agrelo is reckoned for being one of the oldest districts in Luján de Cuyo, considering its people who established there a long time ago. Archaeologists found oil fields that used to belong to the well-known “huarpe” indigenous cultures.

Research has revealed these peoples produced ceramics and used to cultivate pumpkin, as well as maize and beans. The huarpe community built a sophisticated artificial irrigation system. This old habits and traditions are said to be the result of the Inca empire cultural expansion to the South of the continent.

The ancestral practice of cultivating the land continues, since Agrelo is an important district of vineyards nowadays. The quality of its lands and its particular microclimate turn this area into one of the most adequate places for the Malbec cultivation. The irrigation system allows soil fertility regulation by making use of the purest water that comes down from the Andes Mountains. Vineyards take this water and either periodically flood the fields or use it to drip irrigation system.

Agrelo has an almost perfect climate for growing grapes. There’s ample sunshine, the right altitude, cool nights, plenty of water from melting snow, and there is little need of chemicals.The soil which supports these vineyards is young, fertile and barely farmed. It is important to mention that the wine-producing region of Luján and Maipú produces 80% of the Argentinean Malbec. The district has been chosen by many important national and foreign wineries to develop wine-producing activities.

The new international route to Chile crosses the district, which connects Agrelo to the international roads. In addition, Agrelo has a beautiful scenery and an important part of the National Route Nº40 (Provincial Route Nº 15) is gifted with one of the most extensive vegetal tunnels in the world, made up of old plane-trees.

The district also counts with a petroleum platform that works as reserve when the distillery capacity is overwhelmed.

It has a small popular library meeting the needs of the student community.