Villa Allende

Villa Allende is a town in the department of Colón in central Argentina, located immediately northwest of the city of Cordoba in Córdoba province of the same name. It has about 25,000 inhabitants.

Attractions

The most significant historical buildings are the monastery of San Alfonso in the 17th century and the church of Nuestra Señora del Carmen.

Economy

Villa Allende is strongly linked to the city of Córdoba, and acts as one of its wealthiest suburbs; many urban refugees have settled there. Nevertheless, it too is struggling with poverty, such as the slums Las Polinesias shows. The city lives in general, especially from the restaurant, retail and other services, she has a business center and several restaurants, night clubs and discos. Moreover, in the west of the city, some industrial companies have their headquarters

Culture and Events

In Villa Allende takes place the Folklore Festival Festival de la Solidaridad in February. In addition, the most famous sculptor of Argentina meet in December for the Encuentro Nacional de Escultores en Madera, the meeting for wood sculpture.

The city is also the most important golf club around the city of Córdoba. Here frequently larger tournaments take place. The professional golfer Angel Cabrera, called El Pato comes from Villa Allende.