Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(mains AR$60-90; noon-midnight Thu-Sun)
Out by the La Olla swimming hole, this place
serves up a good
parrilla
, plus all the Germanic standards. It's great for afternoon beer.
Getting There & Away
From Villa General Belgrano,
Transportes Pajaro Blanco
( 03546-461709;
8am-8pm)
has seven departures to La Cumbrecita (AR$34, one hour) from 7am to
7:30pm. The last bus back from La Cumbrecita leaves at 8:40pm. In summer there may
be occasional minibuses from Córdoba's Mercado Sud terminal.
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Parque Nacional Quebrada del Condorito
ELEV 1900-2300M
This national park protects 370 sq km of stunning rocky grasslands across the Pampa de
Achala in the Sierras Grandes. The area, particularly the
quebrada
(gorge) itself, is an
important condor nesting site and flight training ground for fledgling condors. A 9km,
two- to three-hour hike from the park entrance at
La Pampilla
leads to the Balcón Norte
(North Balcony), a clifftop over the gorge where you can view the massive birds circling
on the thermals rising up the gorge. You can visit easily as a day trip from Córdoba or on
your way to Mina Clavero.
Any bus from Córdoba to Mina Clavero will drop you at La Pampilla (AR$34, 1½
hours), where a trailhead leads to the gorge. To return to Córdoba (or on to Mina
Clavero), flag a bus from the turnoff. Hostels in Córdoba arrange day tours to the park.
For more information on the park, contact
Intendencia del PN Quebrada del Con-
dorito
(
03541-433371; Resistencia 30;
9am-6pm Mon-Fri)
in Villa Carlos Paz.
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Mina Clavero
03544 / POP 8500 / ELEV 915M
Really jumping in summertime, Mina Clavero pretty much empties out for the rest of the
year, leaving visitors to explore the limpid streams, rocky waterfalls, numerous swim-
ming holes and idyllic mountain landscapes at their own pace.
Mina Clavero is 170km southwest of Córdoba via RN20, the splendid Nuevo Camino
de las Altas Cumbres (Highway of the High Peaks). It sits at the confluence of Río de
Los Sauces and Río Panaholma, in the Valle de Traslasierra.
