Sierras Chicas
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Sierras Chicas is a densely built-up region in the metropolitan area of the Argentine city of Córdoba . It is located on the slopes of the Sierra Chica mountain range . Many places in the region offer a good tourist infrastructure, but the region has lost its previous position as a destination for mass tourism to the Valle de Punilla . In total, the region has around 130,000 inhabitants, but the population is growing very quickly as many city refugees from Córdoba move here.
The region lies at the interface between the Monte Bush forest and the pampas and has a temperate climate with rainfall in summer.
Cities and places (from south to north)
- La Calera (40,000 inhabitants) on the Río Suquía directly northwest of the Cordobes district Lomas de la Carolina , residential suburb of Córdoba (especially the working class) with many quarries and the Mal Paso reservoir.
- Saldán (3,500 inhabitants), a vast, high-level settlement area. Historically interesting quinta (homestead).
- Villa Allende (30,000 inhabitants), residential suburb of Córdoba with a high concentration of discos and a busy center. Starting point for the ascent of the Cerro Pan de Azúcar .
- Mendiolaza (8,000 inhabitants), very green, wooded residential area with very rapid population growth, many villas.
- Unquillo (20,000 inhabitants), touristically interesting place in the first foothills of the Sierra Chica, river with a beach, hiking tours possible in the Los Quebrachitos gorge.
- Río Ceballos (22,000 inhabitants), tourist and weekend destination with good tourist infrastructure (hotels, casino, discos), La Quebrada reservoir , waterfalls and gorges, beaches on the river.
- Salsipuedes (10,000 inhabitants), near Río Ceballos , very fast growing residential area on the slopes of the Sierra.
- Ascochinga (2,000 inhabitants), somewhat secluded and quiet weekend house colony with many magnificent villas and the popular river beach Las Tres Cascadas.