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Córdoba
Córdoba is the Capital City of the homonimous Province. This historical city was born due to the wish of linking The Alto Perú with The Río de la Plata in the so called Camino Real.
It is the second biggest city in the Republic of Argentina and the most important in the central region of the country.
CORDOBA CITY
Founded in 1573 by the Suquía river, the city of Córdoba is famous for being the greatest cultural and services center after Buenos Aires. It has a historic center with one of the most valuable heritage in the country, with a number of churches, convents and old houses dating from the 17th to the 19th centuries with remarkable artistic and architectonic value.
The Cathedral, the Compañía, Santa Teresa and Santa Catalina Convents, the House of the Sobremonte Marquee, the Rivera Indarte theater are among the outstanding monuments in Argentina's architectural heritage.
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A modern, active Córdoba
There is also a modern, active Córdoba, a first class university center, a business center, with stores, culture and recreation, with excellent hotels and services for tourists.
The downtown area with its pedestrian areas, commercial walkways, malls, cultural and recreational centers, the Suquia and the Cañada as the axes of a new urban landscape are essential parts of Cordoba's identity.
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Second important city in Argentina
Founded in 1573 at the banks of the Suquía river and located between sierras and plains, the city of Cordoba stands out as the center of culture and service of the interior of the country.
As the second important city in Argentina, it preserves its Centro Histórico (historic center) one of the most valuable monumental heritage of the country, with a group of churches, convents and colonial-style houses dated from the 17th to 19th centuries with a remarkable architectural and artistic value.
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La Docta
Córdoba is popularly known as "La Docta" due to the fact that there are important universities and institutes there, and also as "Ciudad de las Campanas" (The city of the Bells) because both Franciscans and Dominicans built up many churches.
It puts together the typical attractions of big cities with a rate of life in contact with nature.
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Activities
Córdoba displays an important night and cultural life, with several artistic and cultural spectacle rooms as well as all levels recreation centres.
Besides, it is an important industrial centre where there is a strong activity development.
The cattle breeding and agriculture, as well as the mining activity are fountains of great richness for this region.
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THE NORTHERN PART OF the PROVINCE
In the northern region, the traditional rural landscape mixes with low reddish hills in sandy land, streams and the intense green of carob trees, white quebrachos and palm trees.
In the Colorado Hill, the Indian settlements left valuable pictures in caves and rocky walls.
Santa Catalina Jesuit Ranch, on the royal way to the Alto Peru, is a proof of our colonial traits.
With its religious ceremonies and popular festivals, the North invites us to live the present by recovering the past
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SIERRAS CHICAS (SMALL HILLS)
Hills and low mountains, surrounded by a number of streams and rivers, are the perfect background to find colonial testimonies in the Candonga Chapel or in the Jesus Maria Jesuit Ranch and the Caroya House.
The Italian mission settled in Colonia Caroya, famous for its cold meat and its traditional Italian cuisine.
The natural water reserve "La Quebrada" in Rio Ceballos, the National Rodeo Festival in Jesus Maria and the Center-of-the-Country Golf Championship are attractive options that reinforce the value of this area
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THE NORTHWEST
The geographic contrasts are the main characteristic of this northwest region.
The big northern salt marshes, the north-western plains, the Sierra and Pampa de Pocho with its volcanoes and the tunnels that go as far as the north-western plains. It is there where we find San Marcos Sierra with its splendid environmental quality; Cruz del Eje with its dam; the Guasapampa Sierra and the archeological site Charquina; Pocho with its Pampa, volcanoes, lakes, and palm trees, the great tunnels, and the Chancani natural reserve with its thick quebracho plantations and La Candelaria Jesuit Ranch.
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Traslasierra
The Traslasierra Valley offers its exceptional setting, characterized by its friendly weather, fresh air, its blue sky, the presence of big natural vegetation reserve together with crop lands, all this under the stunning Champaqui Hill (2,794 meters above sea level), the highest in the province.
The Sierras Grandes, the Pampa de Achala, the Condorito National Park are great attractions for adventure tourism, trekking and mountain climbing.
It is also typical of the area the arts and crafts made in black ceramics, hand-made sweets, regional wines and the kindest and most friendly hospitality.
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PUNILLA
The Argentine Republic Rally, with its worldwide recognition as one of the most important in its category, gathers tourists from all over the world and represents an important event to the province. The Punilla Valley is the heart for tourism in Córdoba.
The Terrones and its strange reddish rock formations, strangely eroded, the Quebrada and view point in Cuchi Corral as a hang gliding center, the Quebrada de Vaquerias, the Natural Reserve of Bosque Serrano and the Chorrilos Waterfall are some of the sights of this valley. The recreational activities, sailing, windsurf, canoeing, swimming, horse back riding, trekking and hiking have their special setting in the Cosquin and San Antonio rivers, the San Roque dam by Carlos Paz city, the La Falda and the Cajon dams in Capilla del Monte.
The night has a privileged place in this valley, with a wide variety of restaurants, theaters, bars, discos and casinos. Carlos Paz is the center of it all.
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PARAVACHASCA
The Anisacate river, main attraction in this area, together with other rivers and streams, flows into Los Molinos dam. The magnificent Quebrada del Condorito in the center of the National Park with the same name, is a unique sight for adventure sports lovers since it is one of the few condor habitats other than the Andes.
Alta Gracia city, the true center of this valley, hosts one of the most important legacy conglomerates from colonial times: the Jesuits' ranch that gave the city its name.
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Calamuchita
The Calamuchita valley is limited by the Sierras Chicas to the east and the Sierras de los Comechingones to the west and has the magnificent Champaqui Hill (2,794 meters above sea level) as its highest mountain.
Fishing and other kinds of water sports may be practiced in any of its seven dams, among which we can mention the ones in Cerro Pelado, Rio Tercero, Piedras Moras and Los Molinos.
The National Beer Festival, the Delicatessen Festival and the Alpine Chocolate Festival in Villa General Belgrano are of great importance at provincial and national levels.
Snow on the top of the hills adds the necessary charm to this tourist offer.
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SIERRAS DEL SUR
Rural and hill surroundings mix in this area, with their landscape, tradition and adventure.
The Native Comechingones left their pictorial testimony in the archeological site of the Intihuasi Hill. In these hills, tourists may enjoy peace and quiet, trekking and horse back riding as well as adventure sports, rural tourism and ranch visits.
Río Cuarto, second largest city in the province, is an important center for tourist services, and has a great cultural impact in the area.
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Mar Chiquita
Mar Chiquita Lake or Ansenuza Lake is a large mass of water with high saline percentage that covers an area of 6,000 squared kilometers.
Its main attractions are the varied types of landscapes that favor the presence of many different kinds of birds, such as the pink flamingos.
Mar Chiquita has been declared Provincial Natural Reservation and Hemispheric Site of the Reservation Net for Sea Birds. Miramar city, on the south margin of the lake, has a specialized center for mud baths therapy.
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FORTS AND LAKES - The South
The southern area of the province has its own attractions: its rivers, lakes and ponds.
All that, together with the golden wheat lands, the green of the alfalfa, and other crops invite to a different kind of tourism where adventure, ranch tourism and farm tourism are possible through photographic safaris and bird watching.
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Mandarina
Very well located on Obispo Trejo street 171, Mandarina is an ideal place to have lunch or dinner in a cheerful and warm atmosphere. The menu will surprise you because of it's great variety. There are home made pastas with 9 different sauces and 15 different kinds of pizzas. It is also possible to eat Chinese food, trout, meat, delicious sandwiches made with homemade bread and exquisite salads. The favourite desert of many clients is the fried ice cream...incomparable.
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Cosquín Rock Festival
Der Sommer in Córdoba wird von einer großen Anzahl von Festivals in den Bergen geprägt, darunter das Festival Cosquín Rock. Dieses Festival wurde 4 Jahre lang in der Stadt Cosquín veranstaltet, ehe 2005 die Übersiedelung nach San Roque erfolgte.
Das Cosquín Rock-Festival bietet ein breites Konzertangebot auf dem Rock-Sektor: Hier treten die wichtigsten nationalen Rock-Größen ebenso auf, wie die aktuellen "Newcomer".
2005 waren aber auch internationale Gruppen wie Molotov, Megadeth etc. vertreten.
Über vier Tage hinweg feiern mehr als 100.000 Rockfans ihre Idole, und so ist dieses Festival zu einem der wichtigsten Kulturereignisse des Landes geworden.
Das Cosquín Rock-Festival ist zweifelsfrei die beste Gelegenheit, das argentinische "Rock-Leben" von Grund auf kennen zulernen.
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Córdoba Facts:
Population: 1.486.200
Time difference to London - Time zone GMT/UTC: -3 hours
International Airport: No
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Radio stations from Córdoba which can be listened directly ONLINE (live streaming):
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Links - Córdoba
 | » www.baresdealtacordoba.com.ar Cultural movementes in Cordoba (website in Spanish only) |
 | » www.cordoba.gov.ar City hall Cordoba (Website in Spanish only) |
 | » www.unc.edu.ar University of Cordoba (Website in Spanish only) |
 | » www.todocerro.com Local Website/Community - full information on Córdoba (only in Spanish) |
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