La Falda

La Falda is an Argentine town in the Province of Córdoba, in the department of Valle de Punilla. It is located in a small reservoir of the Río Grande de Punilla at the foot of the mountains " El Cuadrado " and " La Bande Rita ". The 15,112 inhabitants ( 31 380 with the suburbs Villa Giardino, Valle Hermoso and Huerta Grande, according to INDEC 2001) live a large part of the summer tourism.

Facts and Figures

  • Date of establishment: December 28, 1897
  • Patron Saint: Inmaculada Concepción de María (Immaculate Conception celebration on 8 December )

Tourism

La Falda applies to Villa Carlos Paz and Cosquín as the third most important resort in the Sierras de Córdoba. The city is a good starting point for nature-based excursions like trekking, paragliding or horse riding in the surrounding mountain scenery. The climate is temperate and dry and relatively cool because of the altitude. The knowledge during the holiday season (December, January, February), many people from the then muggy metropolis of Buenos Aires, which make up the bulk of visitors to the resort, appreciate it.

There are many sporting, meeting and recreational facilities as well as summer festivals ( of artist - flea markets, rock and tango concerts to nightclubs ). Supposedly soon in the former Hotel Edén a casino arise.

In May, La Falda is annually one of the centers in the World Rally Championship. The Argentina Rally - which is 2,115 meters above sea level except for the Safari of the world's highest altitude World Cup run - has over 750,000 spectators and is one of the largest sporting events in the country. This 61 rivers have to be crossed. At the rally heard the track La Falda - Río Ceballos. La Falda is also the longest stage of the rally.

History

The town was once thought as a health resort for the wealthy. Villas and mansions in the district of "Villa Edén " still point of the 1930s and 1940s to the past splendor, even if some is vacant or owner who can not invest more time-consuming for the receipt. Many former luxury hotels were nationalized in the reign of Juan Domingo Perón and rededicated to recreation centers for trade unionists.

A focus of the story La Faldas is the Edén Hotel. Its existence brought about at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century that the small town developed into a summer resort for the Argentine high society. They resided at that time with the whole family, including chauffeurs and nannies for weeks in the then world-renowned luxury hotel, which was built in 1895-1898 by the German immigrant and former officer Robert Balcke surrounded by farmland in cooperation with investors.

Attractions

In addition to the Edén Hotel there are several attractions in the city and surroundings:

  • The Dique La Falda is a small reservoir on the Río Grande de Punilla ( built in 1979 ) with a volume of 800,000 cubic meters. It is used as a recreational lake and swimming area.
  • The Reloj Cucu is a carved cuckoo clock made ​​of concrete, which is an attraction for many vacationers is (corner of San Martín / Patria). It was built in 1963.
  • The Museo del Ferrocarril en Miniatura is a model railway museum, which is considered unique in Argentina. It contains pieces of a 1983 declassified private collection of toy trains from all over the world (Villa Esther, La Murallas 200).
  • The Balneario Las Siete Cascadas is a romantic bathing place at seven waterfalls from the mountain near El Cuadrado midst particularly attractive and unspoilt nature. In the surrounding area there are several holiday cottages, apartments and small pensions.
  • Train ride on the Tren de las Sierras by the Punilla Valley, since August 2007 operated by the Company Ferrocentral.
Provinces of Argentina Departments of Argentina Punilla Department National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina
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