http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Cordoba/Alta-Gracia/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Argentina , Cordoba , Alta Gracia en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:36:48 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:36:48 UTC See Cordoba blog for text http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Argentina/Cordoba/Alta-Gracia/blog-309493.html The last week was spent travelling west towards the border of Argentina and Chile. We stayed in two places Cordoba and Mendoza. Cordoba was the site of possibly the dodgest hostel we stayed in. Damn you Baluch For all its pitfalls it had free bfast and the internet was free and fastest there.Cordoba is meant to be the cultural capital of Argentina I think. Its home to 7 universities and had http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Argentina/Cordoba/Alta-Gracia/blog-227278.html Alta Garcia is a distant and small suburb of Cordoba that has the odd distinction of being the childhood home of Che go look it up if you dontknow silly and of Falla who I learned was a very distinguished turnofthecenturycomposer originally from Spain. So I went out there to see it. Mostly I found I was enchanted by the small and happy town. A river ran through the center and most http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Argentina/Cordoba/Alta-Gracia/blog-215064.html Cordoba Alta GracianbspSouth America raquonbspArgentina raquonbspCordoba raquonbspAlta Gracia By Nori NellJune 24th 2007Narelle Paul Hola Amigos I am no longer in Cordoba in fact I am in Brazil and left Cordoba what seems like forever a go.... but....I did go there And left there pretty quickly Im sure its a great city I just didnt really take to it Maybe because we http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Argentina/Cordoba/Alta-Gracia/blog-176480.html A day out in the countrynbspSouth America raquonbspArgentina raquonbspCordoba raquonbspAlta Gracia By Elmo AbbeyJune 19th 2007Abbey ElliottQ. What do you do on a Sunday in CordobaA. Go to Ches home town.He was not born here but moved here because the dry climate was good for his Asthma. http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Argentina/Cordoba/Alta-Gracia/blog-171930.html Today I went about 35 kms away from Cordoba city to Alta Gracia where Che Guevara spent most of his childhood. We went to a Jesuit Estancia first somewhat cool got too see old Jesuit furniture. I think Ive seen enough Jesuit stuff for a while now though. After that we went to Ches house didnt really know too much about Che before going and now I still dont know much about him but I do kn http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Argentina/Cordoba/Alta-Gracia/blog-150670.html flying http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Argentina/Cordoba/Alta-Gracia/blog-146951.html Feb. 14 2007 Today after school Swen Lisa Philipp Erin and I went to nearby Alta Gracia Cordoba Argentina to visit the Che Guevara museum. The museum was originally the childhood residence of Che whose family moved to Alta Gracia by the recommendation of Che's doctor who prescribed Alta Gracia's good clear air as a remedy for Che's severe asthma. As we entered the old home we wer http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Argentina/Cordoba/Alta-Gracia/blog-133203.html It is our last day in Cordoba and it is about time to leave Cordoba and our seedy hostel room... Hopefully our next room is a bit nicer and the owner a bit more reserved. The people were nice but a bit too much with all their questions and trying to organise 'day trips' with us. Anyway we had a great time swimming in the river as we havent done this before. The water is deep enough to swimm an http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Argentina/Cordoba/Alta-Gracia/blog-119369.html