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The last town visited before leaving Cordoba is Alta Gracia. As the Villa Carlos Pay and Villa General Belgrano, Alta Gracia is reachable in just about 1hour by bus. The city centre has a small lake and lovely plaza with the church. It has a long history, having been a Jesuit settlement. It has many museums and the house where Che Guevara grown up. The house was even visited by Fidel Castro. Around the city, lots of green where to do some trekking or just relax. Definitely a must visit!

In the last 2 days I've been in two little towns, completely different from each other. While Villa General Belgrano is surrounded by mountains, Villa Carlos Paz has overlooks a big lake, Lago San Roque. Carlos Paz has about 70,000 residents, while Belgrano only about 7,000. But the big difference is that Villa General Belgrano looks like a little Bavarian village, with all the typical staff you can find there (obviously beer too :)). On the other hand Carlos Paz is a classic Argentinian town where it's possible to do some trekking, canoeing or just go to the local casino. Both are very lovely and very close from Cordoba.