La Paz is a small town in the province

Provinces of Argentina

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 of Córdoba

Córdoba Province (Argentina)

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, Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. Its population is 1,783 inhabitants (2001 Census) and it is located 41 km (25 mi) from Villa Dolores

Villa Dolores

Villa Dolores is a small city in the province of Cordoba, Argentina located in the southwestern side of the province with a population is approximately 40,000 inhabitants....

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The town grew around a Catholic church, San Juan de las Talas, built there in 1720, during colonial times.

Economy

The main activity is tourism

Tourism

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and the production of medical vegetables. One of its tourist attractions is Cerro Loma Bola (Loma Bola Hill), the Piedra Blanca stream, and wide native woods, as well as its local gastronomy.

Each August 29th the town celebrates the Virgen de la Merced.