The Punilla Valley ( es, Valle de Punilla) is a broad

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valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams ove ...

in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...

of Córdoba,

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 List of South American countries by area, second-largest ...

. It is located in the center-northwest of the province, bordered by the Sierras Chicas in the east and the Sierras Grandes and the

Pampa The Pampas (from the qu, pampa, meaning "plain") are fertile South American low grasslands that cover more than and include the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos, and Córdoba; all of Uruguay; and Brazi ...

Achala in the west, oriented from north to south. In the southern part of the valley lies the

San Roque Lake The San Roque Lake is a reservoir (artificial lake) in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It was created by the damming of several rivers, especially the Suquía and the Cosquín. It is located next to the city of Villa Carlos Paz, about 600 ...

, fed mainly by the San Antonio River and the

Cosquín River The Cosquín River is a small river in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It is located in the area of the Punilla Valley and is part of the upper drainage basin of the Suquía River. The Cosquín receives the waters of several other minor ...

. The most important tourist location in Córdoba, the city of

Villa Carlos Paz Villa Carlos Paz () is a city in the center-north of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, in the south of the Punilla Valley, lying on the western slope of the Sierras Chicas. It has a population of about 56,000 as per the . The area of Punilla i ...

, is located on the southern shore of San Roque lake, though the valley is known for a number of other scenic towns, including

Cruz del Eje Cruz del Eje is a city in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It had about 30,000 inhabitants at the . It is the head town of the department of the same name, which has a population of about 52,000. The area of the city was originally inhabited ...

, Capilla del Monte, La Cumbre,

La Falda La Falda is a town in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, located from Córdoba and 800 km from Buenos Aires. It had about 15,000 inhabitants at the . La Falda lies at the foot of two small mountains (Cerro El Cuadrado and Cerro La Bande ...

, Valle Hermoso, and Cosquín. The

and La Falda Reservoirs were completed within the valley in 1943 and 1979, respectively, to address the area's water and

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needs, and have since become important recreational areas in their own right.

References

Bienvenidos al Valle de Punilla
- Valle de Punilla.

- Valle de Punilla.
Punilla Online
- Todo el Valle de Punilla en un solo Sitio. Landforms of Córdoba Province, Argentina Valleys of Argentina {{CórdobaAR-geo-stub

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