La Falda

La Falda
—  Town  —
La Falda Location of La Falda in Argentina
Coordinates: 31°5′S 64°30′W
Country	Argentina
Province	Córdoba
Department	Punilla
Government
• Mayor	Marcos Cestopal (Unión por Córdoba)
Elevation	934 m (3,064 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	15,112
Time zone	ART (UTC-3)
CPA base	X5172
Dialing code	+54 3548
Website	Official website

La Falda is a town in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, located 79 km from Córdoba and 800 km from Buenos Aires. It has about 15,000 inhabitants as of the 2001 census [INDEC].

La Falda lies at the foot of two small mountains (Cerro El Cuadrado and Cerro La Banderita), and it is part of an important touristic circuit of the province (the Punilla Valley). The Punilla Department includes other touristic sites like Villa Carlos Paz, Los Cocos, La Cumbre and Capilla del Monte.

The Asturian Hotel

La Falda is home to the historic "Eden Hotel" (now a public part and historic site/museum that does not host hotel guests) which was visited by Albert Einstein.

The main street and hub of activity for the town is "Avenue Eden".

Main sights

The local parish churh.

Attractions in La Falda include the 7 Cascades, a natural park also which hosts a large public swimming pool. "El Silenco" is a colonial castle of the 17th century featuring fishing and observation of trout; it is situated some 10 km from La Falda downtown. "Tatu Carreta" is an Ecological Park and Zoo c. 8 km from the downtown on the route toward Córdoba. It is a drive thru "safari" style zoological experience with local and exotic animal species.

View from dirt road above Eden Hotel

See also

• List of world's largest cuckoo clocks

External links

• Official website (Spanish)
• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (Spanish) (Spanish)
• All About La Falda (Spanish)
• Villa Carlos Paz and Valle de Punilla (Spanish)
• Ecological Park & Zoo (Spanish)
• La Falda Tango Festival Information (Spanish)