The stone walls
Since 1944.
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La Cañada is a stream that crosses the Argentine city of Córdoba from southwest to north, part of it confined in a stone channel that has become one of the city's symbols. It rises in a small lagoon at the foot of the Sierra Chica and flows into the Suquía river, some 28 kilometres in all, but for the people of Córdoba the name means the channelled stretch, about three kilometres long. The first wall built to contain it dates from 1671, made of river stones and lime; the present channel, built in 1944, has walls of dressed stone crossed by many bridges and is lined on both banks with rows of huge tipa trees that flower yellow in spring, making a shaded walk through the city. Walking beside it is free; it links the central districts with Nueva Córdoba, so it suits a stroll between the cathedral, museums and parks.
Since 1944.
Shade and blossom.
Spanning the channel.
Avenida Marcelo T. de Alvear, central Córdoba
Teatro del Libertador San Martín (Córdoba)The Teatro del Libertador General San Martín, formerly the Teatro Rivera Indarte5 minutes walk
Jesuit Block of CórdobaThe Jesuit Block, the Manzana Jesuítica, is a group of historic buildings in the7 minutes walk4.6
Córdoba Astronomical ObservatoryThe Córdoba Astronomical Observatory is one of the oldest in South America, open7 minutes walk
Paseo del Buen PastorThe Paseo del Buen Pastor is a cultural and leisure complex in Nueva Córdoba, se9 minutes walk4.6
Cabildo de Córdoba (Colonial Town Hall)Córdoba's Cabildo, the town council house of Spanish times, is one of the last c11 minutes walkIn spring, when the tipa trees along its banks flower yellow.