Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Córdoba & the C entral Sierras Highlights
Lap up the culture and wander the gorgeous streets of the stately city of
Córdoba
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Check out ancient caves, rock art and highland scenery around
Carolina
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Get high with the paragliding fanatics at
La Cumbre
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Take a breather at the atmospheric 17th-century Jesuit
estancia
(ranch) of
Santa
Catalina
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Break in your hiking boots among the surreal rock formations of
Parque Nacional
Sierra de las Quijadas
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Mellow out in the pedestrian-only mountain village of
La Cumbrecita
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Visit Che's house in
Alta Gracia
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Cool off riverside in the quaint resort town of
Mina Clavero
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National Parks
In San Luis province, the rarely visited Parque Nacional Sierra de las Quijadas is an ex-
cellent alternative to the better-known Parque Provincial Ischigualasto in San Juan
province: getting there is far easier, and you'll often have the desert canyons and rock
formations all to yourself. Parque Nacional Quebrada del Condorito is well worth a day
trip from Córdoba to see the impressive Andean condors the park protects.
Getting There & Around
Córdoba makes an excellent stop if you're heading south or southwest toward Mendoza.
The city has bus connections throughout the country.
The towns throughout the sierras are all easily accessible by public transportation, but
many tiny, remote towns and Jesuit
estancias
(ranches) can only be reached with your
own wheels. The sierras' dense network of roads, many well paved but others only
gravel, make them good candidates for bicycle touring; Argentine drivers here seem a bit
less ruthless than elsewhere in the country. A mountain bike is still the best choice.
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