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Cordova
It is located in the west of the center Region of the country, bordering to the north with Catamarca and Santiago del Estero , to the east with Santa Fe , to the southeast with the Province of Buenos Aires , to the south with Province of La Pampa and west with saint Louis and La Rioja . Its capital and most populous city is the namesake Cordova founded the July 6th from 1573 . It is located in the central region of the country, on both banks of the Suquía river . It is the second most populous city in the Argentina after Buenos Aires and the largest in the country. It constitutes an important cultural, economic, educational, financial and entertainment center of the region.
How to get to the City of Córdoba
Plane: it has the Ingeniero Ambrosio Taravella International Airport, known as Pajas Blancas Airport, located 9 km north of the center of the city of Córdoba. From Buenos Aires the journey takes approximately 3 hours. In the place there are services that travel to the capital: taxis, buses and the Aerobus, which every half hour make the airport/terminal route and vice versa.
Train: three lines currently operate. The Bartolomé Miter railway managed by the company Ferrocentral , has a formation that allows connection with Villa Maria , Glen of Gomez , rosary beads and Buenos Aires . The service to and from Buenos Aires makes weekly trips covering 652 km in about 15 hours to go to Buenos Aires and 14 to return to Córdoba.
Bus: from Buenos Aires there are regular passenger transport services departing from the Retiro terminal in Buenos Aires as well as from other parts of the country, whose final destination is Córdoba Capital. The trip takes about 9 hours.
Car: From Buenos Aires to Córdoba capital it is all double lane highway. through the Rosario - Córdoba Highway. Within the province all roads are in fairly good condition, paved.
How to get around in the City of Córdoba
Bus: most lines operate throughout the day, although after midnight the frequency is less. The payment system is with a rechargeable contactless card. The Bus Terminal of the City of Córdoba is located near the city center . and it is the largest terminal station in Argentina
Trolleybuses: it is one of the three cities argentinian that they have in their urban transport system, lines of trolley buses working. It works since 1989 and They are run exclusively by women. The payment system is also by contactless card.
Taxis and shuttles: taxis are identified with the yellow body color. The remittance service must be requested by telephone or by going to the bases of the authorized companies. They are identified by the green body color.
What to see in Cordoba
Montserrat School
In the second half of the 17th century, the University of the Sons of Loyola spread its prestige throughout the American continent. However, they did not yet have a Convictory Seminary or College. It was the significant influx of young people who came to Cordova to study, which motivated its creation.
Also called Manzana de las Luces, it is an area located in the heart of the city, declared World Heritage by unesco on the year 2000 . It includes: the Domestic Chapel, the National College of Monserrat , the Church of the Society of Jesus , the former headquarters of the National University of Cordoba and the Residence. Córdoba became the central point of evangelization tasks of the Society of Jesus, which is a religious order from regular clerics of the Catholic Church founded in 1534 in the city of Rome . It was approved by the pope Paul III in 1540.
Cordoba Cathedral
Old construction of more than 400 years. It has a mixture of architectural styles, such as classic and American baroque. On the edges of the towers, the statues of the musical angels stand out, with trumpets and feathered skirts Aboriginal or American Indian. There There are the remains of Deán Funes, those of Fray Mamerto Esquiú and also the remains of General José María Paz and his wife Margarita Wilde and the steel figure of Christ the Redeemer that was made in Paris in 1901 and was brought to Argentina separated into three bodies to achieve an easier installation.
Learn about the founding beginnings of Cordoba city offers a series of very interesting facts and circumstances that give more brilliance to this beautiful city: Plaza San Martín, the site where on July 6, 1573 the Spanish conqueror Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera founded the city and organized the first seventy blocks far from the river on high ground The square shows an equestrian monument of General San Martín made of bronze and granite base with perimeter decorations that respond to themes of the republic
Together with the Cathedral it was one of the first buildings that were located in front of the aforementioned square that functioned as a public space. The original Cabildo was smaller and the current appearance was achieved at the end of the 18th century, it is of classical architecture and the arcade was added later. It was the government house, municipality and police station and you can visit its front, its cells, the upper galleries and the City Museum. Both in the catacombs and in the corridors that lead to the central patio, you can see floors and ceilings made of original materials, such as baked adobe bricks and carob tree braces.
Jesuit Estancias
The Jesuit Estancias were agricultural establishments that had stalls, corrals and paddocks for cattle, sheep, mules and horses, orchards for vegetables, fields for growing wheat and corn, dams and ditches for irrigation of crops and the operation of mills. Built between 1616 and 1725 by the Jesuits, they arose to financially support their evangelizing work in the region.
I know distinguished by its special combination of mountain landscapes, Central European architecture and excellent cuisine.
The Calamuchita region is located 80 km southwest of the city of Córdoba, bounded by various chains of the Sierras Chicas and Sierras Grandes. This area is characterized by hosting large lakes such as the Los Molinos dam, the Río Tercero Reservoir, the Piedras Moras dam, the Second Usina and the Cerro Pelado Reservoir, in which it is possible to practice water sports such as sailing and motor sailing, kitesurfing, kayak and jet ski. The main cities and towns of the valley are: Ciudad de Embalse, Santa Rosa de Calamuchita, Villa Gral. Belgrano, Villa del Dique, Villa Rumipal and The cross.
Includes departments of Cruz del Eje, Ischilín, Minas, Pocho, Río Seco, San Alberto, San Javier, Sobremonte and Tulumba. In addition to San Marcos Sierra with its splendid environmental quality, Cruz del Eje with its large Reservoir, the Sierra de Guasapampa and the Charquina archaeological site, the old Bismuthine mines, the magnificent Taninga Tunnels and the Chancaní Nature Reserve with its dense quebrachales.
This region, whose real name is Valley of San Javier , is located to the West of the Big Saws and to the east of the Sierras Occidentales; whose tourist capital is the city of Villa Cura Brochero and is the most important commercial center, the city of Villa Dolores . The mentioned city and Mina Clavero, constitute the most outstanding urban centers. It is followed by the towns of Nono, Las Rabonas, Los Hornillos, Villa de las Rosas, Las Tapias, San Javier, Yacanto, Luyaba and La Paz.
It is one of the main tourist centers of that country that houses more than 30 tourist towns and makes up most of the territory of the Punilla Department . The localities that have city hierarchy are: Carlos Paz , San Roque Dam, Cosquín , Skirt and Chapel of the Mount . There are also smaller towns, although they stand out as tourist centers, for example: tanty , Bialet Massé , Holy Mary , big house , beautiful valley , big orchard , Villa Giardino , The Summit , Cocos , among others. All of them are located longitudinally along the Punilla Valley, forming an uninterrupted urban agglomeration in the process of expansion.
Cordovan Gastronomy
Cordovan empanadas: one of the most delicious typical dishes of Córdoba that you find anywhere and of great variety made of ground beef, paprika and a special dough.
Alfajores from Cordoba: product emblematic, delicious and great pride in its gastronomy. They are prepared with flour, powdered sugar, margarine, eggs, baking powder, malt extract, honey, milk candy and fruit candy, among others.
Dulce de leche: it is a delicious dessert that accompanies thousands of recipes. is prepared with condensed milk, and water and boil for 15 minutes in a slow cooker.
Pasta: noodles, ravioli, gnocchi, cannelloni and lasagna with different red sauces such as pomarola, filetto, white and polenta accompanied with white bread.
Milanese: to meat base in breadcrumbs and is accompanied with salads, mashed potatoes, French fries and sometimes mozzarella cheese, tomato, ham and two fried eggs are added.
Choripanes: sausage sandwich on French bread, and accompanied by lettuce, tomato and dressings (picles, pickles, etc) plus condiments.
Picada: cold meats or cold cuts such as salami or salami, cheeses, olives, snacks such as French fries, peanuts etc.
Fernet with coca: alcoholic beverage made from various types of herbs that are macerated in alcohol of wine, filtered and rested in barrels of Oak for a period that can be from six to twelve months. This Cordovan aperitif is add a cola drink.
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