For this last vacation, we decided to rent a small house in a town of Cordoba called Tanti, it's a very small town as far as center, stores and housing is concerned but after a few days there we discovered that it was possible to travel to one of the most emblematic areas of the country even, visiting the central-western part of the province, to one of the most imposing hills that is actually within Tanti, so we can say that it is not as small as we thought... It's the “Los Gigantes” hill, or “Macizo Los Gigantes”.
But what is it about?
It's a mountainous system that is part of the Sierras Grandes, this is parallel to the Andes Mountain Range, which includes territories of various landscapes such as: Bolivia, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
Para éstas últimas vacaciones, decidimos rentar una pequeña casa en una localidad de Córdoba llamada Tanti, es un pueblo muy pequeño en cuanto a centro, comercios y vivienda se refiere pero luego de unos días allí descubrimos que era posible viajar hasta una de las zonas más emblemáticas del país incluso, visitando la parte centro-oeste de la provincia, hacia uno de los cerros más imponentes que de hecho está dentro de Tanti, así que podemos decir que no es tan pequeño como creíamos... Se trata del cerro "Los Gigantes", o "Macizo Los Gigantes".
¿Pero de qué se trata?
Es un sistema montañoso que forma parte de las Sierras Grandes, éste se encuentra de forma paralela con la Cordillera de los Andes, la cual comprenden territorios de varios paisajes como: Bolivia, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Perú, Ecuador y Colombia.
Within the hills that make up the Sierras Grandes we have: “Cerro Aspero”, “Los Linderos”, ‘Champaquí’, “De la Bolsa” and “Los Gigantes”, located approximately 32 km from the town of Tanti, which would be 1 hour and 15 minutes drive, although it took us much longer, the road is partly dirt and for safety is not recommended and so fast, besides this the weather was not very favorable for us, so we decided to take our time.
After all, admiring the scenery during the trip was part of the trip itself, we stopped in several places and collected quartz since in all that area you can get a lot of variety of energetic stones.
But before arriving to “Los Gigantes”, we made a short stop at a place, a camping shelter called:
Dentro de los cerros que conforman las Sierras Grandes tenemos: "Cerro Áspero", "Los Linderos", "Champaquí", "De la Bolsa" y "Los Gigantes", situado aproximadamente a 32 km desde el pueblo de Tanti, lo que sería 1 hora y 15 minutos de viaje, aunque a nosotros nos tomó mucho más tiempo, el camino en parte es de tierra y por seguridad no es recomendable y tan rápido, además de esto el clima no era muy favorable para nosotros, así que decidimos tomarnos nuestro tiempo.
Después de todo, admirar los paisajes durante el viaje era parte de mismo viaje, nos detuvimos en varios lugares y recolectar cuarzos ya que en todo esa zona puedes conseguir mucha variedad de piedras energéticas.
Pero antes de llegar a "Los Gigantes", hicimos una pequeña parada en un lugar, un refugio para acampar llamado:
CASAS NUEVAS.
A friend had told us before starting the trip about this place where you could camp and then get to Los Gigantes very early in the morning, Casas Nuevas is a beautiful campsite, domes to stay, there are also areas for tents and it is a very green place, a very friendly community both workers and each of the people who were staying there.
Un amigo nos había comentado antes de comenzar el viaje de este lugar donde se podía acampar para luego llegar a Los Gigantes muy temprano en la mañana, Casas Nuevas es un hermoso camping, domos para alojarse, también hay zonas de carpas y es un lugar muy verde, una comunidad muy amable tanto los trabajadores como cada una de las personas que se estaban alojando allí.
Unfortunately we decided not to camp, we were not very convinced that we had the weather in our favor at that time, so we decided to continue. I should mention that the prices are high if you choose the domes, $50 per person although if you choose the tents you only pay $10 per person per day.
Lamentablemente decidimos no acampar, no estábamos muy convencidos de que tuviésemos en ese momento el clima a nuestro favor, así que decidimos seguir. Debí mencionar que los precios son elevados si elijes los domos, 50$ por persona aunque si elijes las carpas solo pagas 10$ por persona por día.
We were very close to our destination and we could already see the welcome signs, prices per person to climb the mountain 10$ for adults and 8$ for children, the trekking there must be an impressive experience, although we did not do it because of the weather and the late arrival I wish we could go back and do it. It is a three hour trek, an hour and a half going up and an hour and a half going down, you can choose two paths and you have a guide who accompanies and directs the group.
What is customary is to go up very early in the morning with the intention of seeing the sunrise because you would literally be above the clouds and you can appreciate the different tones and intensities from another perspective.
Before arriving I made another stop to take advantage of a puddle of water and take a couple of photos with reflections 🤣
Estábamos muy cerca de nuestro destino y ya podíamos ver los carteles de bienvenida, precios por persona para subir a la montaña 10$ los adultos y 8$ los niños, el trekking allí debe ser una experiencia impresionante, aunque no lo hicimos por el clima y por lo tarde que llegamos me gustaría poder regresar y hacerlo. Son tres horas de recorrido, una hora y media subiendo y una hora y media bajando, puedes elegir dos caminos y tienes un guía que acompaña y dirige al grupo.
Lo que se acostumbra es subir muy temprano en la mañana con la intención de ver el amanecer ya que estarías literalmente sobre las nubes y puedes apreciar los diferentes tonos e intensidades desde otra perspectiva.
Antes de llegar hice otra parada para aprovechar un charco de agua y tomar un par de fotos con reflejos 🤣
We finally arrived at the base of “Los Gigantes”, the imposing hill of 2350 meters above sea level, the view was simply amazing, although there was a lot of fog at that time it was not so cold. There were signs with indications and prohibition to paint and take any stone you find, just like in the energetic forest we visited in Miramar in December last year.
Llegamos al fin a la base de "Los Gigantes", el imponente cerro de 2350 metros de altura sobre el nivel del mar, la vista era simplemente alucinante, aunque había mucha neblina en ese momento no hacía tanto frío. Habían carteles con indicaciones y prohibición de pintar y llevarse cualquier piedra que encuentres, igual que en el bosque energético que visitamos en Miramar en diciembre del año pasado.
Shortly after appreciating the scenery and having a good time there we decided to return and a few minutes later a storm started, so we were a little lucky not to have decided to stay, the next day it was raining a lot. It was not the right day or time to try to climb the mountain so it will remain pending for a future that I hope will not be too far away.
Did you know about the mountain "Los Gigantes"?
What did you think about the place and the article? If you have any favorite picture obviously let me know in the comments :)
Have a nice weekend.
Poco tiempo después de apreciar el paisaje y pasar buen rato allí decidimos regresar y a los pocos minutos empezó una tormenta, así que fuimos un poco afortunados de no haber decidido quedarnos, el día siguiente estuvo lloviendo muchísimo. No era el día o momento indicado para intentar subir la montaña así que quedará pendiente para un futuro que espero no sea muy lejano.
¿Conocías del cerro "Los Gigantes"?
¿Que te pareció el lugar y el artículo? Si tienes alguna foto favorita obviamente déjame saberlo en los comentarios :)
Que tengas un buen fin de semana.
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Wow, it's really amazing, it deserves to be known as a very beautiful hill, it turns out the view is really amazing and its beauty is very entertaining ❤️
Tus fotos son realmente hermosas, se nota el clima frío, y hay mucho que explorar. Parece un lugar con mucha paz y tranquilidad.
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The dome look very nice with that shape, maybe you can see the stars at nigh from the cabin isn't it?
the view is also breathtaking.
Amazing article and shots!!!
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wow this Dome's place is amazing !
love these to stay just a few days and to explore the area around.