Eden Hotel, a mountain resort for the wealthy
Popular belief has it that Eden Hotel was a “Nazi hotel”. Nestled in the hills of La Falda
Emilio Caraffa Museum [Cordoba]
The building of the Emilio Caraffa Museum (Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Emilio Caraffa – MEC) is a fascinating mix of the ultra-modern and the ultra-classic. The original museum was opened in 1916 in the classical style and enlarged in 1962 for the I Art Biennale of the Americas. The glass and metal structure, which made…
The suspension bridges of Córdoba
My brother’s pickup truck jolted along the dirt road towards the suspension bridges of Copina. I lost count of the times I banged my head against the window. Although the pickup truck was strong and ideal for that kind of rocky terrain, it still felt like I was inside a cocktail shaker. We had taken…
Córdoba’s Natural History Museum
As my young nephews and I walked down Poeta Lugones Avenue, skirting the lush Sarmiento Park, their excitement mounted. The boys, aged 5 and 7, live in a medium-sized town, so taking the bus sans parents to the big city to see a glyptodon for the first time was a great adventure. Our final destination…
Traditional food from Cordoba [Argentina]
You know when you hear people mention something, say a kind of fruit, that you had no idea existed? That’s what happened to me with cuaresmillos, the Shangri-La of candied fruit for me. I had heard family members praise these little peaches but never seen or eaten them until recently. I was visiting historic buildings…
Bread-making lesson with my grandmother
I love food. It makes me happy. It brings back cherished memories. It makes new memories as well. Food is comfort and nourishment for the soul and the body. It embodies whole cultures: food is identity. I have countless memories of meals at my grandparents with my extended family: parents, siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles,…
Historic Church and Convent of San Francisco – Córdoba [Argentina]
A potted history of Córdoba first What happens when a subordinate disobeys the Viceroy’s orders? A new city is founded. Or, at any rate, that’s what happened with Córdoba. In 1673, the Viceroy of Perú, the head of one of the administrative units of the Spanish colonies in South America, commanded Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera…
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Los Gigantes hills, Cordoba, Argentina
– Go straight on, at the roundabout take the exit to Tanti and continue on that road. You’ll drive past Lo de Daniel, a popular steakhouse. Keep climbing until after the tarmac ends. There’s only one way up, you can’t miss it. With these directions, we set out to Los Gigantes range in Córdoba (Argentina)…
A pretty German village in Argentina
The road winds uphill among lush green spruce and pine. At the end is Villa General Belgrano, a German village smack in the middle of the sierras cordobesas (the hills of Córdoba in central Argentina). It’s lunchtime and I’m salivating at the thought of all the German dishes we’re about to eat: sauerkraut, leberwurst (and…
Historic Jesuit mission of Alta Gracia
I must admit there are many beautiful places in my own country that I’ve never visited. I can’t think of a specific reason other than… well, no reason. Now that my brother and his family moved to the hills of Córdoba I have no excuse for not exploring that beautiful province (we call them provinces…
