Ascochinga

Ascochinga
Town
Argentine Automobile Club in Ascochinga

Colón Department in Córdoba Province
Ascochinga
Location of Ascochinga in Argentina
Coordinates: 30°57′33″S 64°16′26″W / 30.95917°S 64.27389°W / -30.95917; -64.27389Coordinates: 30°57′33″S 64°16′26″W / 30.95917°S 64.27389°W / -30.95917; -64.27389
Country  Argentina
Province Córdoba
Department Colón
Elevation 710 m (2,330 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 470
Time zone UTC-3 (ART)
CPA base X5117
Dialing code +54 3525

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 (4 mi) north of La Granja, 19 km (12 mi) from Jesús María, and 59 kilometers (37 mi) 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 (24 mi) 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 with a hotel and golf course, today a vacation resort for the Argentine Air Force and the "La Paz" ranch, owned at the time by twice President Julio Argentino Roca.

Due to the Air Force connection, it has a small airport (Ascochinga Airport (ICAO: SACN)) 3 km (2 mi) from the town.

The area has been used as a special stage for Rally Argentina.

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