We were out of the house this morning just after 9:00, which is an accomplishment in itself, and on the road for a little excursion to the countryside of Cordoba. We started with a quick spin at the base of the foothills through a town called Alta Gracia. Che Guevara spent a lot of time in this town as a teenager because the dry air soothed his asthma; there's a Guevara museum in town, but we just drove through quickly, and didn't stop.
We continued into the hills on our way to a German town called Villa General Belgrano. There are two mountain ranges outside of Cordoba: las sierras chicas, and las sierras grandes. Villa General Belgrano sits in the valley between the two mountain ranges. There are several rivers and lakes in the area, and aside from Mar de Plata (the beach area south of Buenos Aires), this is the most popular vacationing region in the country. We happened to come through on the last day of summer, and during the week, so we missed the crowds- thank goodness. We had a very nice drive in, and were able to park in the middle of town with no problems. We spent a few hours there, had a little lunch and some ice cream, and then headed back around 2:00 when the kids get a little sleepy
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