Parque de los Condores

Our third day in Cordoba we bused to another small town called Mina Clavero. MC is a destination popular with Argie tourists. Since it was summer, there were many people bathing in the river that ran through downtown.

We walked along the bank near a hotel that had been built long ago by the British(?) to be a casino. During the Peron era it was repossessed by the government and turned into a vacation site for members of the government labor union. The union movement was huge and strong in Argentina, especially during the Peron era, and continues to be a major social force. Some of Ale's family members have union benefits that include annual access to vacation spots like this hotel in Cordoba.

Our last day we went hiking in the newest national park, Parque de los Condores. We didn't have time for the 4 hour loop to the main condor viewing point, but the scenery was spectacular. It had just started raining (summer rainy season) a few weeks before, so the grasslands were green and the flowers were in bloom. And eventually we did see some kind of big bird cruising around on the updrafts. Looks like a condor to me!!