Where to go, what to do in La Cumbre, Argentina
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GETTING THERE
Copa offers one-stop service from Washington Dulles to Buenos Aires for $864. United offers nonstop service starting at around $1,500. From Buenos Aires, it's a 10-hour bus ride to Cordoba and La Cumbre, or an hour-long flight to Cordoba for $205 through Aerolineas Argentinas. From Cordoba, you'll need to rent a car or catch a bus to La Cumbre.
WHERE TO STAY
El Condor, Bartolome Jaime 204, 011-54-3548-452870. This 1938 English-style home has a cozy atmosphere, a friendly owner, lots of antique furniture and a great price -- $12 a night.
Hosteria Plaza, Cuesta 538, 011-54-3548-451252, http:/
WHERE TO EAT
Casa Caraffa, Corner of Caraffa & Rivadavia, 011-54-3548-452852.
Get your mandatory helping of Argentine beef before you leave cattle country; try the "bife de chorizo" (sirloin steak) with Roquefort sauce for $6.
Kasbah
Sarmiento 6, Cordoba, 011-54-3548-1540-1926. Spicy cocina etnica ("ethnic food") at a reasonable price. A great place to catch the pulse of downtown Cordoba.
WHAT TO DO
Aeroclub La Cumbre, Ruta 38/Km. 67 Aerodromo de La Cumbre, 011-54-3548-452544, ttp://www.redbullaerobatix.com. The organization Hernán Pitocco works for.
Taller de las Nubes, 011-54-15-570951, tallerdelasnubes@hotmail.com.Take half-hour tandem flight lessons with Pablo Jaraba, a.k.a. "El Turco," for $60, or a full course, including in-class instruction, practice and a series of solo flights, for $900. (Similar at Aeroclub La Cumbre, above.)
Cordoba. About 58 miles southeast of La Cumbre is Argentina's second-largest city, Cordoba. At 436 years, it's one of the oldest Spanish colonial capitals in the region. Its rich history is on display in many monuments, such as the Arch of Cordoba, "the Jesuit Block" (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and the historical museum of the Universidad Nacional de Cordoba.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
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-- W.P.
