This past week we set out for a short trip and spent the week in Cordoba and two it surrounding towns.  We arrived on a 13 hour night train to Cordoba, which is Argentina's 2nd largest city.  It's located at the center of the county where the flat planes start to merge with the mountain ranges.  The region around Cordoba is very hilly and reminiscent to the Sierras of Nevada with dry brush and numerous lakes.



Being that it was the 25th of May during our trip to Cordoba (the equivalent to our July 4th), we had an obligatory serving of Locro, which is a traditional dish 5/25 (like turkey on Thanksgiving).  It's a dish that isn't on many restaurants normal menu but for the week leading up to May 25th, there were signs letting you know that you could get your fix here.  Apparently there is two type of locro, both are intended to warm you up as a fall meal.  One has a cream corn base and the other is more like a traditional stew, but they both include bits of beef on the bone.