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Cerro Champaquí
Cerro Champaquí is a mountain located west of the Argentine province of Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba. It is the highest peak in the province, with a height of 2,770 meters. It is considered to be the second natural wonder of Cordoba from the ":es:Siete Maravillas de Córdoba, Seven Natural Wonders of Cordoba". Cerro Champaquí is located in the western-most point of the Sierras de Cordoba, which is known as the ''Sierras Grandes''. East of the mountain lies the ''Valle de Calamuchita.'' On the latter, Valle de Traslasierra lies west of the mountain. Cerro Champaquí and its surroundings belong to the Monumento Natural Champaquí. Topography Cerro Champaquí has moderately steep slopes to the west, with more gentle slopes on its eastern foothills. In the vicinity of the summit there is a small lake that freezes from late April to early August. This lake is believed to be the source of the mountain's name. In the indigenous language Comechingón, Champaqui means "''Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica. The earliest recorded human prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra De Córdoba
Sierra (Spanish for "mountain range" and "saw", from Latin '' serra'') may refer to the following: Places Mountains and mountain ranges * Sierra de Juárez, a mountain range in Baja California, Mexico * Sierra de las Nieves, a mountain range in Andalusia, Spain * Sierra Madre (other), various mountain ranges ** Sierra Madre (Philippines), a mountain range in the east of Luzon, Philippines * Sierra mountains (other) * Sierra Nevada, a mountain range in the U.S. states of California and Nevada * Sierra Nevada (Spain), a mountain range in Andalusia, Spain * Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, a mountain range in Baja California, Mexico * Sierra Maestra, a mountain range in Cuba Other places Africa * Sierra Leone, a country located on the coast of West Africa Asia * Sierra Bullones, Bohol, Philippines Europe * Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain), Andalusia, Spain * Sierra Nevada Observatory, Granada, Spain North America * High Sierra Trail, California, United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are Monadnock, isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountain formation, Mountains are formed through Tectonic plate, tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through Slump (geology), slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce Alpine climate, colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the Montane ecosystems, ecosys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Córdoba Province (Argentina)
Córdoba Province may refer to: * Córdoba Province, Argentina * Córdoba Province (Colombia) * Province of Córdoba (Spain) Córdoba (), also called Cordova in English, is one of the 50 provinces of Spain, in the north-central part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the Andalusian provinces of Málaga, Seville, Jaén, and Granada, the Extre ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Cordoba Province Province name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierras De Cordoba
Sierra is a Spanish word meaning mountain chain and saw, from Latin ''serra''. The corresponding word in Portuguese, Catalan and Latin is ''serra''. This name is used for various mountain ranges in Spanish-speaking and other countries (with the word ''serra'' used in Portuguese-speaking countries). Sierra or Sierras may refer to: Argentina * Sierra de Córdoba, in the central region of the country * Antofagasta de la Sierra, a volcanic field * Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas, on the border of Argentina and Chile * Sierra de la Ventana (mountains), Buenos Aires province Brazil * Serra do Mar, in the country's southeast Chile * Sierra Nevada (stratovolcano), La Araucanía Region * Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas, on the border of Argentina and Chile Colombia * Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta * Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Ecuador * Sierra Negra (Galápagos), Galápagos Province, Ecuador Mexico * Sierra de Juárez, Baja California * Sierra Madre del Sur, in the country's south * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valle De Traslasierra
Traslasierra Valley ( spanish: ''Valle de Traslasierra'') is a natural geographic region of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, located west of the Sierras Grandes and east of the Sierras Occidentales. The tourist capital is the city of Mina Clavero and the most important commercial center is the city of Villa Dolores. Because of its isolation until recent times, the area of Traslasierra Valley has a lower population density than the other valleys of the Sierras de Córdoba and has maintained the creole culture of gaucho type. From the 1980s, due to the difficulties of accessibility and the wild nature, the hippie movement or similar groups have settled in the area. End of isolation The Camino de las Altas Cumbres was conducted under the direction of Cura Brochero between the end of s. XIX and beginning of s. XX. Following sections of this road, in 1970 the route was consolidated as provincial route number 34, capable of supporting heavy and fast automobile traffic. This rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comechingón
Comechingón (plural Comechingones) is the common name for a group of people indigenous to the Argentina, Argentine Provinces of Argentina, provinces of Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba and San Luis Province, San Luis. They were thoroughly displaced or exterminated by the Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish conquistadores by the end of the 17th century. The two main Comechingón groups called themselves Henia (in the north) and Kamiare (in the south), each subdivided into a dozen or so tribes. The name ''comechingón'' is a deformation of the pejorative term ''kamichingan''—"cave dwellers"—used by the Sanavirón tribe. They were sedentary, practiced agriculture yet gathered wild fruits, and raised animals for wool, meat and eggs. Their culture was heavily influenced by that of the Andes. Several aspects seem to differentiate the Henia-Kamiare from inhabitants of nearby areas. They had a rather Caucasian appearance, with beards and supposedly a minority with g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Rosa De Calamuchita
Santa Rosa de Calamuchita is a small village in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It had about 10,000 inhabitants at the . The village is located in the center of the Calamuchita Valley, in the middle of a landscape that includes hills (the ''Sierras'') as well as rivers and lakes; the area is a major tourist attraction. Other important nearby towns in the Valley are Villa General Belgrano and Embalse (the latter is home to a nuclear power plant A nuclear power plant (NPP) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor. As is typical of thermal power stations, heat is used to generate steam that drives a steam turbine connected to a electric generator, generato ...). External links Santa Rosa de Calamuchita HotelsWeb site of Santa Rosa de CalamuchitaSanta Rosa de Calamuchita- Official website. Pasta Restaurant in Santa Rosa de Calamuchita- Official website. * {{Authority control Populated places in Córdoba Province, Argentina Tourism in Arge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pampa De Achala
Pampa de Achala is a region that lies at the heart of the Sierras de Córdoba located within Sierras Pampeanas, and located in central-northwest of Argentina. It is a rugged area with little vegetation, lying over above sea level, and which has distinctive species, biome, ecology, terrain, relief and hydrography. The region is a regional water reserve, and the source of the vast majority of streams that run through the Córdoba Province, Argentina, Córdoba Province. Quebrada del Condorito National Park is in the region. Origin of the name The name for the area comes from the Quechua languages, Quechua language, and apparently refers to the original inhabitants of the region, the comechingones. There is no concrete data concerning the origin of the name, merely hypotheses. According to the dictionary of the ''Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua'', ''achala'' means 'fancy dress' or 'striking costume'. Many Quechan terms contain the word ''achala''. A similar word is ''achalay'', m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are Monadnock, isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountain formation, Mountains are formed through Tectonic plate, tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through Slump (geology), slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce Alpine climate, colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the Montane ecosystems, ecosys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains Of Argentina
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
