La Cumbre is a small town in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, in a valley known as the "Valle de Punilla". It has a population of 7800 inhabitants.

History

Initially La Cumbre was part of a

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and began to flourish as a town by the time the

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was built in the 1890s. As it was the highest point of the railway, it was given the name "La Cumbre" (The Summit) and the

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railway

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engineers that participated were the first of an important presence of

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that would become part of the town's

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even to this day. Unfortunately the railway now no longer runs and the old railway station has become the community centre, housing a small museum and tourist information office. The climate is moderate and particularly suited to people with bronchial and asthmatic problems. During the 1920s British families built their

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s here, which contributed to the particularly

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style of La Cumbre. In 1924 the Golf Club was founded and is one of La Cumbre's features. For many years there were several English speaking boarding schools in the area, St Marys for girls which was adjacent to the Golf course has now become an old peoples home. Further afield, Reydon riginally a hotel built by immigrants (Runnacles) from the town of Reydon in Suffolk, England in 1922, became a girls schooly another girls school which has now become a hotel is located at about 3 kilometres North of La Cumbre in the settlement of ruz Chica Beyond that a further couple of kilometres n,is the argest school in the town (340 pupilswith an English-Spanish bi-lingual curricula] t. Paul'swhich operates today but no longer taking in boarders and now accepting both boys and girls.

Today

Today La Cumbre is a pleasant and quiet town for most of the year except for the summer holiday months, especially January and February when

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invade the town to enjoy the many outdoor attractions, including

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, river

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, and other enjoyments. La Cumbre is also part of the

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stage of the

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. The local statue of Christ the Redeemer was sculpted by Italian-Argentine artist

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. Populated places in Córdoba Province, Argentina Rally Argentina {{CórdobaAR-geo-stub