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Cerro Pan de Azúcar

hike | 2022-11-24
1260 m altitude, 129 m prominence, 1.81 km isolation

After a coffee break in Asunción, our plane lands in Córdoba. Through the aeroplane window, I can see a mountain range. The first question is whether there is a peak that we could reach relatively easily. The second question is how much time we have before the next flight. The third question is: what transportation could we use to get to the trailhead and back.

Cordoba in the window, descending 

We discuss and find positive answers to all three questions. Yes, there are many peaks, but only one is close and easy enough to reach. We have about 8 hours before our flight to Salta. Of course, we have to keep in mind the passport checks and other procedures that await us on our return. Anyway, we have 4-5 full hours. Rob checks the app after landing to see if there is a taxi nearby and how much it might cost. We find a driver who can take us to the foot of the mountain for approximately 20 USD. We go through the formal procedures and get in the car.

I was surprised that the Argentina Immigration Department sent me my visa by email instead of stamping it on my passport. We just have to wait for the time when a citizen will not only be issued a passport but also an email address. Or maybe one day there will be no bureaucracy at all… uhh.. wake up D.. 

Cerro Pan de Azúcar peak

We are driving on a gravel road towards Cerro Pan de Azúcar and realise that calling another taxi driver might be difficult. With the help of a translator app, we agreed to pay another 20 USD if the driver would wait for us for an hour. 

Warm welcome at the trailhead

At the foot of the mountain, the driver speaks to the man working and happily tells us that the mountain is closed. We ask if he is talking about the chair lift, but it remains unclear. The driver calms down only when I tell him that we are going to have a look and will be back in five minutes or an hour. My best guess is that the chair lift is only operational on weekends or during peak seasons.

Looking back from the trail

Twenty minutes later, we reach the top of the “closed mountain”. Antennas, Madonna and cross. Apparently everything is connected in one way or another.

Madonna shares space with a cross and antennas.
Cerro Lasalle 1283m p264, but not this time, although the trail is visible.
Rob with his newly invented sunhat
At the summit
Eryngium nudicaule ??

We climb down even faster, shortening the road at the bottom. The driver was delighted to see us, as he didn’t expect us to come back so quickly. Another hour, and we are back at the airport. A minor misunderstanding occurred when the taxi company charged us for the return trip while the driver received cash, but everything has been resolved and the taxi company has returned the money. All good. Our plan of a few hours worked out perfectly; we certainly had a better time than waiting at departure gates. The first P100 peak is done, and in a couple of days we will try our luck with a slightly bigger mountain, the Cumbres Calchaquies.

Post header photo: Glandularia Tweediana ??


Cerro Pan de Azúcar 1260 m altitude
129 m prominence
1.81 km isolation
Ranges South America - Southeast South America - Sierras de Cordoba
Countries/regions Argentina - Córdoba
Distance 0.90 km up 0.80 km down
Elevation 225 m gain 225 m loss
Time
0h20 up
0h05 other
0h15 down
0h40 total
Trailhead 1034 m altitude -31.2334720, -64.4167500
Links GPX trail
  • Andes 2022
  • « Northwest Europe 2022
  • Calchaquí Valleys »

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2023
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2022
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843 km walked, 65 330 m climbed

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