Punilla
Valley
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San Marcos Sierras - Yimi Pereyra |
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Guillermo
Alberto Pereyra, born the 19 of January, 1958 in Santa Fe, Argentina.
His father
was a painter and professor of visual arts and since Yimi can remember
he has also painted.
He has
lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in Antocha, Salta Argentina and in
San Marcos Sierras since 1996.
His paintings
along with sculptures and art of his wife Li Fierro are on display everyday
and all year long at their art gallery located just 1/2 block from the
town square in San Marcos Sierras.
Mujica Lainez' "El Paraíso"
The residence "El
Paraíso" with its Spanish style was built in 1922 and is enclaved in
a small valley of Cruz Chica, close to downtown La Cumbre. .
After passing through
the hands of many owners, Mujica Lainez acquired it at the end of the
60's. Three years after his death in 1987, the house was opened to visitors.
A visit to "El Paraíso"
is a visit to world culture.
Visiting Hours:
Saturday, Sunday and Holidays from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Small entrance fee.
Open Workshops
Es la propuesta
de artistas de la región norte de Punilla, que permite acceder
al mundo de la creación mediante visitas a los atelieres de los
plásticos.
En todos los casos,
hay que concertar telefónicamente con los siguientes pintores
y ceramistas:
Marta Fernández:
pintura y restauración de muebles. Chalet El Buen Retiro, Benitz
s/n. Teléfono (03548) 45–1453.
Angelines Sáenz:
pintura. Chalet Samankay, Lomita de San Luis, Cruz Chica, La Cumbre.
Teléfono (03548) 45–2290.
Jorge Peirano: pintura
y serigrafía. Chalet Omeyocan, Cruz Chica, La Cumbre. Teléfono
(03548) 45–1423
Carlos Martín:
pintura y objetos, El Paraíso, Cruz Chica, La Cumbre. Teléfono
(03548) 45–1839.
Emma Gargiulo y
Laura Daltoé: pintura y cerámica. Los Jazmines s/n, Los
Cocos. Teléfono (03548) 49–2005.
Lucy Pereyra: dibujos.
Chalet Monakeio, Costanera Norte s/n, San Esteban. Teléfono (03548)
49–4057.
In
the North
Fader and the Landscape
Fernando Fader was
an inexhaustible explorer of landscapes. His canvases shaped the postcards
of the country, the great extensions of earth painted in blues, greens,
purples, and reds.
His search in the
landscape trapped him in the rolling hills of the north, in Ischilin
and Loza Corral
His works were so
successful that those who look to reconstruct the life style of the
inhabitants of the area, must remit to his paintings.
His home, as well
as, that of Spilimbergo are museums.
Hours: open Wednesday
to Sunday from 10:00 am to 7:00 p.m..
Small entrance fee.
Directions: in Loza
Corral, at 8 kms from Ischilin, by dirt road.
Paravachasca
Valley
Music for Manuel
Neighbors in the
town of Alta Gracia say that the minute Manuel del Falla set foot there
he knew it was the place to live.
He must have heard
music in the air, a sound very different from his native Spain, that
at that time in 1942 was tormented by war.
The pain caused
by being so far from home was alleviated by his compositions and his
music that overflowed from the open windows of his chalet "Los Espinillos".
Fadar died in 1946,
but his melodies can still be heard.
Hours: Monday to
Friday from 9:00 am to 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and holidays from
10:00 am to 7: pm.
Entrance fee: free
Address: Carlos
Pelligrini 1011, Alta Gracia, Cordoba - Argentina Tel. (03547) 429292
Sierras
Chicas
Silimbergo in His Labyrinth
Big, bulging eyes,
deep gazes, well defined faces and bodies, and strange mosaics distributed
like a checker board are mixed with pure colors on the canvas of the
"maestro" Lino Eneas Spilimbergo.
In collective memory
of the inhabitants of Unquillo, at 26 kms for the city of Cordoba, the
stories - between reality and fantasy- of the feverish days of this
painter mixed with alcohol and romances of his models, live on.
What is true, however,
is that his house is today a museum in which visitors discover aspects
of an artists life, appreciate the works left behind, and visit the
principle rooms of the house where works of local artists are exhibited.
Hours: till 30 of
April from Wednesday to Sunday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Thursday
and Friday from 10:00 am to 12:00 p.m.
Small entrance fee.
Address: Spilimbergo
290, Unquillo, Cordoba - Argentina. Tel (03543) 489033
Traslasierra
Valley
The Book Case
Among the sierras
of La Paz, a simple sign announces: "Museo del Libro", "Book Museum".
This is the undertaking
of Luis Berraute, an inexhaustible collectionist that inherited this
hobby from his grandfather.
In two small but
very well ambiented rooms lie 400 specimens that represent the historic
evolution of books, from the invention of the printing press until the
19th century. A fantastic trip through world literature.
Hours: open everyday
from 2:00 p.m. till sunset
Small entrance fee.
Address: Las Chacras
de La Paz, at three kms from La Paz and from Loma Bola. Tel (02652)
15656271
Complejo Turístico "Los Quijotes"
San Martín 501
San Marcos Sierra - Córdoba - Argentina
Telefax: 54-3549-496128
