It has been too long....
I was in Cordoba last week. It is a landlocked province, a 12 hour bus ride from Capital Federal. We went swimming in these amazing rivers (pictured). The water was chilly, but it was hot and worth it. We took hikes along terrain such as this one and walked on an ancient aquaduct, that still has a maintained form. The people, los cordobeses, were extremely nice to us. I imagine they are used to the tourism, in general people seemed happier than they did in Jujuy. The climate there was more arid, farther from the city. Perhaps this is why I think this. We rode horses, which I have actually never done. I got to ride a horse that looked as much like a hippy as I do, with these strange hand made stir-ups that a child had decorated. We rode out on these rodes where there was little human presence. And just miles of green hills. Reminded me a little of my second home in Ohio. It is funny how much I can be reminded of things from home that I know so well in this far off place.
The highlight of the trip was the Museo Rocsen (pictured). A museum founded by a Frenchman, Rocsen, in the 1950s in Nono, Argentina. It is just his collection of stuff. It is rooms and rooms filled with various collections of geos, bicycles, clothing, bones, birds, beetles, cameras, car engines, whatever your heart desires. And the facade of the building is this row of 30 some statues of historical figures, arranged chronologically. That's Jesus pictured there in middle. Buddha's in there, the last one is Martin Luther King Jr. It was a pleasure. And if you ever have the chance it is worth the bus ride to see this unknown, but incredible museum in Nono.