Córdoba, Argentina
For a true cultural immersion experience with ample opportunity to
improve your Spanish, Córdoba is an ideal destination. While studying
abroad in Córdoba,
you will not only learn a new language, but also learn more about
yourself and others through your interactions with Argentine culture. The sights,
sounds, and tastes that you experience during your daily life
in Argentina will help you to define your experience and teach you about the Argentine way of life.
Argentina's
second largest city and the region's early capital, Córdoba is a
bustling educational and commercial center set at the foothills of the
Sierra Chica mountain range in northern Argentina. Founded as a Jesuit
city by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera in 1573, Córdoba today is recognized as
a center for arts and learning in Argentina with its many universities,
theaters, and museums.
Córdoba
has developed a well deserved reputation as an exciting but relaxed
atmosphere for intellectual pursuits. Home to some 130,000 students from
across the country, the city of Córdoba is known popularly in Argentina
as "La Docta", from doctorate, because of its rich academic past.
In
your free time, you'll take advantage of Córdoba's extraordinary
setting. The city is surrounded by lakes and rivers that attract water
sport enthusiasts from around the world. The region's mountains and
valleys are ideal for hiking, horseback riding and other outdoor
activities.
The
cordobeses will introduce you to cuarteto, an energetic and festive
regional music danced by all, yerba mate, the traditional herbal tea
shared by friends regularly, and family barbeques otherwise known as
asado a la parilla. A warm and inviting city, Córdoba and her generous
people offer CC-CS college students the ideal environment for
cross-cultural immersion into Argentine society.
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