Mount Champaquí
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The Champaquí, is a mountain
located in the western province of Argentina, Córdoba
. It is the highest peak in the province, with a height of 2790 m
.
Champaquí Hill, is located in the western most of Sierras de Cordoba known as Sierras Grandes immediately east of this summit is the Valle de Calamuchita while extending west of the Valle de Traslasierra.
This mountain has moderately steep slopes to the west, with its eastern foothills of the softest. In the vicinity of the summit there is a small lake that is frozen from about late April to early August, it is believed that this gap has given given rise to the name of the hill which means, in the language of the Indian
comechingón
: Water-in-the-head / Water at the top of the hill
From this summit you can admire the vast landscape between mountains seen, pampas, forests, valleys and lakes.
This hill and its surroundings are the monumento Natural Champaquí.
For its eastern slope of this hill is accessed as follows: From the RPN No. 5 in Santa Rosa de Calamuchita
takes the RPN No. 228 until Yacanto de Calamuchita since there is a path of land reaches the base of the hill. Approximate distances: Yacanto de Calamuchita: 42 km. Santa Rosa de Calamuchita: 70 km. Embalse
: 100 km.
On the western side, ie from the valley raslasierra access is steep and usually have the base of the picturesque town of Villa de Las Rosas.
Mountain
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located in the western province of Argentina, Córdoba
Córdoba Province (Argentina)
Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are : Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, La Pampa, San Luis, La Rioja and Catamarca...
. It is the highest peak in the province, with a height of 2790 m
M
M is the thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.-History:The letter M is derived from the Phoenician Mem, via the Greek Mu . Semitic Mem probably originally pictured water...
.
Champaquí Hill, is located in the western most of Sierras de Cordoba known as Sierras Grandes immediately east of this summit is the Valle de Calamuchita while extending west of the Valle de Traslasierra.
This mountain has moderately steep slopes to the west, with its eastern foothills of the softest. In the vicinity of the summit there is a small lake that is frozen from about late April to early August, it is believed that this gap has given given rise to the name of the hill which means, in the language of the Indian
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
comechingón
Comechingón
Comechingón is the common name for a group of people indigenous to the Argentine provinces of Córdoba and San Luis...
: Water-in-the-head / Water at the top of the hill
From this summit you can admire the vast landscape between mountains seen, pampas, forests, valleys and lakes.
This hill and its surroundings are the monumento Natural Champaquí.
For its eastern slope of this hill is accessed as follows: From the RPN No. 5 in Santa Rosa de Calamuchita
Santa Rosa de Calamuchita
Santa Rosa de Calamuchita is a small village in the . It has about 10,000 inhabitants as of the . The village is located in the center of the Calamuchita Valley, in the middle of a landscape that includes hills as well as rivers and lakes; the area is a major tourist attraction...
takes the RPN No. 228 until Yacanto de Calamuchita since there is a path of land reaches the base of the hill. Approximate distances: Yacanto de Calamuchita: 42 km. Santa Rosa de Calamuchita: 70 km. Embalse
Embalse, Córdoba
Embalse is a town in the center-west of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, located within the Calamuchita Valley, 119 km south-southwest from Córdoba City...
: 100 km.
On the western side, ie from the valley raslasierra access is steep and usually have the base of the picturesque town of Villa de Las Rosas.
External links
- Http://www.sobreelniveldelmar.com.ar
- Http://www.sobreelniveldelmar.com.ar/champaqui.html
- Http://www.champaqui.com.ar