- Paragliding
- Protected areas & natural reserves
- Quebrada del Condorito
- Cerro Colorado
- Los Gigantes hill
- Uritorco hill
- Los Terrones
- Champaqui hill
- An Alpine adventure in La Cumbrecita
- Recommended tour companies
- Urban Natural Reserve Parque San Martin

Adventure & Alternative Tourism

If you are the type of traveler that wants to get in contact with nature, contemplate the world around you and rediscover yourself, the sierras of Cordoba are the ideal place to embark on your adventure. Here it is possible that you will feel nature at its fullest potential.
Some of the alternative adventure activities include: Trekking, Hiking, Scuba-diving, Horseback-riding, Rock-Climbing, Cave-Exploring, Mountain-biking, Off-roading 4x4, Fishing, Hunting and Hang-Gliding.
Please consult your hotel or any of the tour operators around the city for detailed activities and guided tours that take place year-round in the Sierras of Cordoba. Be aware that weekends, especially in summer months, are full of visitors to the sierras and traffic can be heavy. Small buses and vans leave throughout the day from the bus terminals around the city.

PARA-GLIDING in Cuchi Corral

Near “La Cumbre” is “Cuchi Corral”, a place where people practice para-gliding all year round. The place houses native trees, like molles and quebrachos (2 typical trees from the area).

This place is a natural wonder, once used by the natives for their religious rituals. Cuchi Corral has become one of the most important flying centers in Argentina. Its climatic and orographic conditions are superb, there more than 400 meters of hills over the Rio Pintos valley, with the “sierras grandes” hills to the west and “sierras chicas” hills to the east, making the gliding possibilities some of the best in the region.The flying experts say that the mountains and the sun in the Cuchi Corral, are great thermal generators (ascending hot airflows) that work like fuel for the gliders. The greater the airflows, the higher the gliders can fly.

This place is chosen by the best pilots of the world, who come to Punilla Valley trying to beat records, improve their style or just enjoy the place, the people and the good flying.

But this freedom sensation is not exclusively for professionals. It can be enjoyed by anyone who dares to experience hangliding. In Cuchi Corral there is a Instructors and  professional pilots, who are in charge of taking care of, giving advice and helping everyone who arrive at this place. This staff is also in charge of doing the “baptism flights”, for people who haven’t got previous experience. In these assisted flights, the passenger sit in a comfortable back-chair while the pilot guides the route, making an unforgettable stroll over the Cuchi Corral landscape. Once in the air, the passenger and the pilot enjoy a beautiful experience that lasts between 20 to 30 minutes. It is also possible to do initiation classes.

After the flight, the tourist can visit other towns closet o Cuchi Corral. One of the most recommended is “La Cumbre”, well-known for its excellent variety of hotels, restaurants and entertainment.
Cuchi Corral is known for its para-gliding. It is an amazing and beautiful place where the adventure and freedom of spirit contribute to the man’s most inachiveable dream: to fly.
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PROTECTED AREAS & NATURAL RESERVES TO VISIT

Cordoba has extraordinary protected areas in both atmospheres
(mountains and plains). When visiting them, they allow you to enjoy nature and to become an observer of its expressions by living unique experiences, always under the mandatory premise of its conservation.

Number of National Parks: 1
Number of Protected Areas: 11
Number of areas “in projection”:2

PARQUE NACIONAL QUEBRADA DEL CONDORITO

It is located in the West of Cordoba, at 1900 and 2300 meters above the sea. The Quebrada del Condorito, a protected area, is a deep canyon with a “V” shape at 800 meters and 1500 meters in its wider part.
At the superior edges it is possible to observe the smooth flight of the Andean Condor (Cóndor Andino). This specie, typical of the “Cordillera” (mountain range) has here a population that in the last decade demonstrated its decline due to the elimitaion produced by the farmers.

This park was created in 1996. It belongs to the “Chaco seco” eco-region which is composed by a vast plain with a smooth inclination towards the East. Its climate is “subtropical-warm”, with absolute maximum temperatures for the continent. The precipitations in the summer vary between 500 and 700 mm.

ACCESS
You can access the area by the Route #34(Altas cumbers route) between Carlos Paz and Mina Clavero. The park is located half way along this route. The access is through the North-East side of the Park (Paraje La Pampilla) on the Altas Cumbre road (only possible by walking). There you will find a perfectly indicated 9 kilometer footpath 9 that leads to the “Northern Ridge” of the Quebrada del Condorito.

ACTIVITIES

Hiking: 3 hours from the Northern ridge access entrance. Panoramic views of the Punilla Valley, Calamuchita Valley and various lakes. Estimated time: 7 hours
Fauna and Flora observation: Protected species like “tabaquillo” and “Achala lizard”
Mountain bike: You can access the park on bike
Horseback riding: Rides from San Clemente to the “Southern Ridge” (Balcon Sur).
Observations: Open all year long. Probability of access problems due to bad weather.
Free access.