The view from the summit of Champaquí
Mount Champaquí is the highest mountain in the Sierras of Cordoba (2,790 meters). The name is in the language of the Henia-Kamiare, Cordoba’s indigenous people, and means ‘water in the head’. Believed to be a reference to the small lake that lies near its summit. This same water is renowned for its resident fairy who many of the locals swear to have seen gliding across the surface, or sitting half in the water on the lake’s edge combing her hair and looking melancholic.
Petacas waterfall
Champaquí is not difficult to climb and ideal for hikers and riders of all levels. Depending on the route you take, you pass through: woodlands, rolling sierras, mountain plains scattered with rocks and boulders and a series of waterfalls along the mountain streams. At the top you are rewarded with fantastic views of the Pampas below.
Riding to Champaquí
