Traslasierra Valley (

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: ''Valle de Traslasierra'') is a natural geographic region of the province of Córdoba,

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, located west of the Sierras Grandes and east of the Sierras Occidentales. The tourist capital is the city of

Mina Clavero Mina Clavero is a municipality in San Alberto Department in Córdoba Province, Argentina. It forms the municipality of same name and is the tourist center of Traslasierra valley. It is characterized by its natural landscapes, beaches and nigh ...

and the most important commercial center is the city of Villa Dolores. Río Mina Clavero pasarela

Because of its isolation until recent times, the area of Traslasierra Valley has a lower population density than the other valleys of the

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and has maintained the creole culture of

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type. From the 1980s, due to the difficulties of accessibility and the wild nature, the hippie movement or similar groups have settled in the area.

End of isolation

The Camino de las Altas Cumbres was conducted under the direction of Cura Brochero between the end of s. XIX and beginning of s. XX. Following sections of this road, in 1970 the route was consolidated as provincial route number 34, capable of supporting heavy and fast automobile traffic. This route unites

in Traslasierra Valley and

Villa Carlos Paz Villa Carlos Paz () is a city in the center-north of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, in the south of the Punilla Valley, lying on the western slope of the Sierras Chicas. It has a population of about 56,000 as per the . The area of Punilla i ...

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Neighboring village

In the center and along the mountain range of nearly 2,900 meters, is a series of mountain villages: *

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* Las Calles * Las Rabonas * Los Hornillos * Quebrada de Los Pozos * Villa de Las Rosas * Los Molles * Las Tapias * Chuchiras * San Javier * Yacanto * Luyaba * La Paz And important cities such as: * Villa Cura Brochero *

* Villa Dolores

Population

According to provisional census data of 2010 nacional census, in Traslasierra live 100 331 people, distributed among the four departments in the valley: Department San Javier, San Alberto Department, Pocho Department and Department Mines. Over half the population lives in the first.

References

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