This term would refer to "la crème de la crème " of the society, and it also means in spanish "brodery" so it could have been linked to the clothes this people used to wear. Others assume this has a geographical explanation as La Puntilla means "the Edge" as it is located on the border of the first hills before los Andes.

La Puntilla is featured as a fresh and residential neighborhood with beautiful colonial mansions. Such characteristics represent attractive assets for foreign and national tourists.

Its chapel, built in 1760, founds its origins in the Mercedaria Order .

La Puntilla is a crossing point on the Pan-American route between Chile and Mendoza.

"The facilities of the Mendoza Airplane Club, are located on a plateau of the surrounding mountainous area. This place is frequently used for mechanical flights in the province".