Huerta Grande

Huerta Grande is a locality and municipality in the Punilla Department of Córdoba Province, Argentina. It lies about 69 km from the city of Córdoba along Route 38, adjoining Villa Giardino to the north and La Falda to the south, forming part of the linear urban agglomeration that runs through the Punilla Valley within Greater Córdoba. The official municipal website is huertagrande.gob.ar. The area's economy, like that of most Punilla Valley towns, is based mainly on tourism. Huerta Grande hosts vacation colonies and hotels operated by trade unions and institutions such as U.O.M.A. (millers), F.O.T.R.A. (tobacco workers), and unions of traveling salesmen, the Argentine Naval Prefecture, Córdoba police, retirees and pensioners of Entre Ríos Province, U.T.E.D.Y.C. (Union of Workers of Sports and Civil Entities), glassworkers, and postal and telecommunications workers. The patron saint festival is held on 16 July in honor of Nuestra Señora del Carmen. According to the 2022 INDEC census, the locality had 7,854 inhabitants, a 24% increase from 5,933 in the 2010 census. It forms part of the urban agglomeration known as La Falda – Huerta Grande – Valle Hermoso, which had a total population of 35,821 in 2010. The climate is temperate with dry winters and mild summers (Köppen Cwb), with an average annual temperature of 14.2 °C, average relative humidity of 73%, and annual precipitation of 722 mm. The region has medium seismicity, with notable earthquakes on 16 January 1947 (magnitude ~5.5) and 28 March 1955 (6.9). The terrain varies from gentle undulations to abrupt, asymmetric sierras rich in streams and springs. A balneario (river resort) formed by three reservoirs is surrounded by dense trees and abundant water. The name Huerta Grande ("large orchard") derives from the fertility of its humus-rich soils, which favored the development of numerous orchards. Historically, between 1912 and 1920 Huerta Grande and Cosquín were among the few inhabited places between Córdoba and Capilla del Monte. The landowner Máximo Rivieri contributed to the creation of the Bernardino Rivadavia school, the founding of the Deportivo Huerta Grande club in 1915, and the construction of the parish church. By then Huerta Grande was already a tourist destination with dances and horseback rides. The municipality was created on 3 January 1941, with Andrés González as first mayor. Numerous union vacation colonies and private hotels were established, attracted by the natural surroundings. The Tren de las Sierras had a station at Huerta Grande. Tourist attractions include the Los Olmos waterfall at 1,107 m above sea level, which also supplies drinking water to the locality; the Nuestra Señora del Carmen church, donated by ophthalmologist Lage Weskamp and built over 20 years, placed under the Capuchin Order in 1916; the Dr. Miguel Culaciati Botanical Garden, a 24,000 m² private botanical garden with over 200 classified species, a library, herbarium, nursery, and fossil collection; the Camino del Dragón; the Pekos Bill municipal balneario; the San Francisco River with pools and the El Peñón del Águila rock; the Naguán Tica Natural, Forestal and Archaeological Reserve (30 hectares); and the Piedras Grandes and Las Muyunas areas.

Huerta Grande is a locality in the Punilla Department of Córdoba Province, Argentina, located about 69 km from the city of Córdoba along Route 38. It adjoins Villa Giardino to the north and La Falda to the south, forming part of the linear urban agglomeration along the Punilla Valley in Greater Córdoba. The name derives from the fertility of its humus-rich soils, which favored the development of numerous orchards. Between 1912 and 1920, Huerta Grande and Cosquín were among the few inhabited places between Córdoba and Capilla del Monte. The landowner Máximo Rivieri contributed to the creation of the Bernardino Rivadavia school, the founding of the Deportivo Huerta Grande club in 1915, and the construction of the parish church. By then, Huerta Grande was already a tourist destination, a setting for dances and horseback rides. The municipality was created on 3 January 1941, with Andrés González as its first mayor. Numerous vacation colonies of union institutions and private hotels were established, attracted by the beautiful natural surroundings and landscapes. The Tren de las Sierras had a station at Huerta Grande. The area's economy, like that of almost all localities in the Punilla Valley, is based mainly on tourism. Huerta Grande hosts hotels and vacation colonies of U.O.M.A. (millers), F.O.T.R.A. (tobacco workers), and unions of traveling salesmen, the Argentine Naval Prefecture, Córdoba police, retirees and pensioners of Entre Ríos Province, U.T.E.D.Y.C. (Union of Workers of Sports and Civil Entities), glassworkers, and postal and telecommunications workers, among others. The patron saint festival is held on 16 July in honor of Nuestra Señora del Carmen. According to the 2022 INDEC census, the locality had 7,854 inhabitants, a 24% increase from the 5,933 recorded in the 2010 census. It forms part of the urban agglomeration known as La Falda – Huerta Grande – Valle Hermoso, which had a total population of 35,821 in 2010. The climate is temperate with dry winters and mild summers (Köppen Cwb), with an average annual temperature of 14.2 °C, average relative humidity of 73%, and annual precipitation of 722 mm. The region has medium seismicity; notable earthquakes occurred on 16 January 1947 (magnitude approximately 5.5) and on 28 March 1955 (6.9 on the Richter scale, the Villa Giardino earthquake). The terrain varies from gentle undulations to abrupt, asymmetric sierras rich in streams and springs. A balneario formed by three reservoirs is surrounded by dense trees, exuberant vegetation, and abundant water. Tourist attractions include the Los Olmos waterfall at 1,107 m above sea level, which also supplies drinking water to the locality; the Nuestra Señora del Carmen church, donated by ophthalmologist Lage Weskamp in gratitude for the improvement of a family member's asthma due to the local climate, built over 20 years and placed under the Capuchin Order in 1916; the Dr. Miguel Culaciati Botanical Garden, a 24,000 m² private botanical garden with over 200 classified species, a library, herbarium, nursery, stereoscopic magnifier, and a large collection of fossil minerals, and home to the Fundación Botánica Conservacionista Argentina; the Camino del Dragón, a winding road at the foot of the Sierras Chicas; the Pekos Bill municipal balneario; the San Francisco River with pools built on its course and the El Peñón del Águila rock; the Naguán Tica Natural, Forestal and Archaeological Reserve (30 hectares); and the Piedras Grandes and Las Muyunas areas.

• 2022

  Census recorded 7,854 inhabitants, a 24% increase from 2010.

• 2010

  Census recorded 5,933 inhabitants.

• 1989

  The Culaciati garden was converted into a private botanical garden.

• 1955

  Earthquake on 28 March, magnitude 6.9 (Villa Giardino earthquake).

• 1947

  Earthquake on 16 January, magnitude approximately 5.5.

• 1941

  Creation of the municipality on 3 January, with Andrés González as first mayor.

• 1916

  The Nuestra Señora del Carmen church was placed under the Capuchin Order.

• 1915

  Founding of the Deportivo Huerta Grande club.

1. 1Municipalidad de Huerta Grandehuertagrande.gob.ar
2. 2Huerta Grande - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia librees.wikipedia.org
3. 3Huerta Grande - Wikidatawikidata.org