Río Cuarto
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About Río Cuarto
Río Cuarto is a city in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. Located in the south of the province, it has about 157,000 inhabitants and is an important commercial and agricultural hub.
The Río Cuarto River flows through the province of Córdoba; its central location in the Humid Pampas favored the city's development as a transport hub for much of the surrounding agriculture, and several slaughterhouses and food processing plants opened in Río Cuarto during the twentieth century.
Río Cuarto was founded on November 11, 1786, as Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, by the colonial Governor Rafael de Sobremonte. Its first rail connection was by way of the former Andean Railway in 1870, after which the village grew rapidly with the influx of Italian and Spanish immigrants (mainly as tenant farmers). The municipal government charter establishing the modern system of elected mayors and city council was enacted in 1883; the city's first elected mayor was Moysés Irusta.
Father Antonio Cardarelli commissioned the construction of the city's principal Roman Catholic church, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, built between 1883 and 1886.
Río Cuarto travel guide
Getting around
Córdoba is one of few Argentinean provinces with regional passenger trains. While they certainly don't go everywhere and are rather slow the train can be a good and cheap option for some routes. All trains are operated by Trenes Argentinos.
See
1 Che Guevara museum, Avellaneda 501, Alta Gracia, ☏ +54 03547-428579. 1hr. The house where Che Guevara lived in from age 5. Ernesto 'Che' Guevara lived in the Córdoba province for 17 years, mainly in this house, but went to high school in the city of Córdoba. He was born in Rosario, Argentina. The house/museum is located in Alta Gracia, southwest of Córdoba. To get there from Córdoba city, go to the main city bus terminal, to ticketbooth 37. 9 AR$ (one-way).
Alta Gracia Cathedral, Alta Gracia.
2 Los Molinos Dam (Cordoba).
Oktoberfest (Villa General Belgrano). Every year during the month of October. Non-religious ritual which originated in Munich, five centuries ago. Over eleven intensive days, in the Brewer Park, visitors drink lots of beer, served in huge ¨chops¨ of German origin. In this particular celebration, there are local and foreign brands of beer, promoted in stalls along the park. There are also stalls with traditional German food such as frankfurters, the ¨Costeletas¨ smoked pork, and Sausage with sauerkraut. For dessert the Black Forest cake and Apple strudel are among the most popular. (updated Nov 2015)
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.