Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
10:55am daily, with an extra noon service on weekends. The R4 bus stops at 27 de Abril
160 en route to the station or it's an AR$35 taxi ride.
Getting Around
The airport is 15km north of town via Av Monseñor Pablo Cabrera. Intercórdoba goes to/
from the airport from the main bus station (AR$5). A taxi into town should cost around
AR$100.
Buses require rechargeable magnetic cards or
cospeles
(tokens), both of which are
available from nearly every kiosk in town. Rides cost AR$2.50.
A car is very useful for visiting some of the nearby Jesuit
estancias
that cannot be
reached by bus. Depending on seasonal demand, economy cars cost around AR$250 with
200km. Try
Alamo
(
0351-499-8436; Duarte Quirós 1300, Sheraton Hotel;
9am-6pm)
or
Europcar
(
0351-481-7683, 0351-422-4867; Entre Ríos 70;
9am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm
Sat)
.
WORTH A TRIP
LOS GIGANTES
This spectacular group of rock formations, 80km west of Córdoba, is fast becom-
ing Argentina's rock-climbing capital. The two highest peaks are the granite giants
of Cerro de La Cruz (2185m) and El Mogote (2374m). There are numerous Andean
condors - the park is only 30km from Parque Nacional Quebrada del Condorito,
and the birds have slowly taken to this area as well. The area is home to the taba-
quillo tree, with its papery peeling bark, which is endangered in Argentina and only
found here and in Bolivia and Peru.
Getting here is complicated.
Sarmiento
( 0351-433-2161)
buses leave Córdoba's
main bus terminal at 8am Wednesday to Monday and 6am on Tuesday (AR$55,
two hours). The bus pretty much turns around and comes back again, meaning
you have to spend the night. Schedules change frequently, so be sure to check.
Get off at El Crucero (tell the driver you're going to Los Gigantes). From there it's
a 3km walk to La Rotonda, where there is a super-basic
hospedaje
( 03541-498370;
camp site per person AR$25, dm AR$75, per person kitchen use AR$25)
and a small store (beer,
soft drinks and snacks only), which is open on weekends.
At La Rotonda you can hire guides (AR$85) to show you around the cave com-
plexes and take you to the top of Cerro de La Cruz. It's not a long hike, but there is
some tricky rock scrambling involved. Guides are recommended because the
maze of trails through the rocks can be hard to follow and if the fog comes down
you can easily get lost.
