Cordoba - Alta Gracia
Yesterday I got back from Carlos Paz and I went on 2 walking tours thru the historic center. The first took us to the historic buildings which were the Cathedral adn two other churches, la Universidad, and the something else (forgot how to spell it). The second took us to Cordoba Misteriosa. It took us to the Jesuit Crypt, the building I cant remember the name of, and a mansion that is now a museum. The guide, Claudia (very pretty cordobes pretty Kevin you know what I´m talking about), told us some ghost stories that have happened to many of the guides and to workers at these different places. They have some reality to them because they research the paranormal with the city´s history and find that it might be plausible for the paranormal to happen. This was the coolest tour of the two. I also got a chance to see a soccer team, Chacarita, get off their bus into the hotel right in front of the haunted mansion, which was a bonus. After the tour, I spoke to Claudia and she told me about Alta Gracia. This town was were Ernesto "Che" Guevara lived throughout most of his childhood. She told me that I had to visit it. I told her it was my plan to visit it but that I hadn´t realized that it was near Cordoba. I asked Claudia to have a cup of coffee with me but she had to go home...oh well maybe next time. She has been to Mexico so hopefully next time I´ll be her guide ;-)
In the morning I took a bus to Alta Gracia, which only took 1 hr. When I got to town, I asked the visitors center what walking route to take. She outlined it on a map and said that I would find it easy to walk every where. She was right!
The town was amazing, very peaceful and calm, I felt very safe. I started my walk at Plaza de las Americas on the corner of Tupac Amaru and Butori, yeah Tupac was here! I went to a villa that Maestro Manuel De Falla a Spanish Composer, whom lived his last days in Alta Gracia on doctors orders. The clean air here was great for his lungs. It was a great location were the villa stood, it was atop of a hill.
After that I headed to the Villa Nydia the home, now a musuem, of Ernestito, before becoming Che. It was amazing, he is one of favorite heroes and to be in the home where he grew up was amazing. He is to many a heroe because of his beliefs and what he helped do. There are lots of pictures of him in his teens and when he took the trips thru S. America. There is a replica of the bike, la Poderosa, Che and his friend Alberto Granados used on their trip to Latinoamerica, which we see in "Motorcycle Diaries". I bought a Che hat and some other things here. The musuem was visited by two other leaders of Latinoamerica last year in July. They were Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez. There are pictures and signed memorabilia in the musuem. For the town and the people their visit was grandiose and were proud they had come. That was really cool!
I then proceded in to town. I walked to the Convento Las Carmelitas Descalzas, the man-made pond in the center of town, the clock tower, the Jesuit museum, and the church. At the pond there were children and youngsters fishing with homemade rods and worms. They caught small fish and then threw them back, since the fish are not edible. Then I grabbed a bite to eat and headed back to the bus station. On the way I saw two pretty girls which spoke to and asked if I could take their pic. They were very nice and very pretty.
I caught the bus back to Cordoba and now I will catch the bus to Mendoza.
Laters
El Mexicano!
In the morning I took a bus to Alta Gracia, which only took 1 hr. When I got to town, I asked the visitors center what walking route to take. She outlined it on a map and said that I would find it easy to walk every where. She was right!
The town was amazing, very peaceful and calm, I felt very safe. I started my walk at Plaza de las Americas on the corner of Tupac Amaru and Butori, yeah Tupac was here! I went to a villa that Maestro Manuel De Falla a Spanish Composer, whom lived his last days in Alta Gracia on doctors orders. The clean air here was great for his lungs. It was a great location were the villa stood, it was atop of a hill.
After that I headed to the Villa Nydia the home, now a musuem, of Ernestito, before becoming Che. It was amazing, he is one of favorite heroes and to be in the home where he grew up was amazing. He is to many a heroe because of his beliefs and what he helped do. There are lots of pictures of him in his teens and when he took the trips thru S. America. There is a replica of the bike, la Poderosa, Che and his friend Alberto Granados used on their trip to Latinoamerica, which we see in "Motorcycle Diaries". I bought a Che hat and some other things here. The musuem was visited by two other leaders of Latinoamerica last year in July. They were Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez. There are pictures and signed memorabilia in the musuem. For the town and the people their visit was grandiose and were proud they had come. That was really cool!
I then proceded in to town. I walked to the Convento Las Carmelitas Descalzas, the man-made pond in the center of town, the clock tower, the Jesuit museum, and the church. At the pond there were children and youngsters fishing with homemade rods and worms. They caught small fish and then threw them back, since the fish are not edible. Then I grabbed a bite to eat and headed back to the bus station. On the way I saw two pretty girls which spoke to and asked if I could take their pic. They were very nice and very pretty.
I caught the bus back to Cordoba and now I will catch the bus to Mendoza.
Laters
El Mexicano!
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