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Specialty Museum Attractions In Ascochinga

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Ascochinga is a town in Colón Department, in Córdoba Province, Argentina. Situated in the Sierras Chicas, on the margin of the Ascochinga river, 6 km north of La Granja, 19 km from Jesús María, and 59 kilometers from the provincial capital. It is connected to the rest of the province by two paved roads, Provincial Route E53 and Provincial Route E66, plus a mountain unpaved road 38 km in length, through the hills called Camino del Pungo, reaching La Cumbre. From the 19th Century on it was a tourism destination for the upper class of Córdoba who owned big ranches in the area, belonging to families like Governor Cárcano, Dulce L. de Martínez de Hoz...
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Specialty Museum Attractions In Ascochinga

  • 1. Estancia Jesuitica Jesus Maria Jesus Maria
    The Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba are a former Jesuit reduction built by missionaries in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, named a World Heritage Site in 2000.The Manzana Jesuítica contains the University of Córdoba, one of the oldest in South America, the Monserrat Secondary School, a church, and residence buildings. To maintain such a project, the Jesuits operated six Estancias around the province of Córdoba, named Caroya, Jesús María, Santa Catalina, Alta Gracia, Candelaria, and San Ignacio. The farm and the complex, started in 1615, had to be left by the Jesuits, following the 1767 decree by King Charles III of Spain that expelled them from the continent. They were then run by the Franciscans until 1853, when the Jesuits returned to The Americas. Nevertheless, the univ...
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