Cosquín is a small town in the

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

Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to: * Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain * Córdoba, Argentina, the second largest city in Argentina and the capital of Córdoba Province Córdoba or Cord ...

, Argentina, located about west of the city of

, and from

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

. It had about 57,000 inhabitants at the . It is the head town of the

Punilla Department The Punilla Department is an administrative division of the provinces of Argentina, province of Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Argentina. It has over 155,000 inhabitants, with a population density of almost 60 inhabitants/km2. Settlement ...

, and is located on the banks of 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 rive ...

, and on the foot of a small mountain (''Cerro Pan de Azúcar''). Cosquín is the oldest town in the scenic

Punilla Valley The Punilla Valley () is a broad fluvial valley in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. 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 Achala in the west, or ...

; the region was already populated by the 16th century. Cosquín was officially founded with the title of ''villa'' (town) on 4 August 1876, and declared a city on 26 August 1939. In the past, the region of Cosquín was appreciated for its benign climate, recommended by physicians for pulmonary ailments, and a whole industry of hospitals and therapeutic establishments appeared in order to provide services to patients from Argentina and even other countries. As the popularity of this kind of treatment decreased, the economy of Cosquín became more focused on tourism. Since 1961, Cosquín hosts an annual National Folklore Festival, which receives around 100,000 visitors Aquí Cosquín

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