Cordoba & Alta Gracia
10.11.2010
Arrived early after another night bus. Getting in at 05:30 is not a good idea but sod´s law says that this bus was always going to be on time... it was even early.. As we are only staying here for a couple of nights we are going to cram in the sights. The local plaza is where the Catalina Cathederal is located and it has some of the best and ornate ceilings outside of Venice.
The outside is pretty good as well.
Just 40km out from Cordoba is the small town of Alta Gracia, famous mostly for being the place where Ernesto "Che" Guevara was raised as a child. The old family home is now a superb little Museum. Some of the photo´s are quite remarkable.
The now famous Norton which Che and Alberto tried to cross South America on.
The Museum was visited in 2006 by Fidel Castro along with a few descendents from the Guevara family.
As well as the Che museum there is a quaint little Jesuit Church in the town square
It would also seem that there is a prevalent drink problem within the local Witch Coven..
That´s it for this short blog. Next up should be Salta..
