Cordoba (Argentina)

Cordoba is a big city in Argentina.

Like usually with big cities it is probably a good idea to get a bus to somewhere else. When going south east, you might try to take a bus to Carloz Paz, but the highway straight south has probably more traffic.

Going West (Mendoza, San Juan)
As said, Cordoba is too big to hitchhike directly from. Take a bus from the smaller terminal de omnibus, located between ''Av. Ituzaingo and Av. Buenos Aires on Bv. Arturo Illia''. The buses here go into the Sierras to various villages and tourist spots. To go west you need to pick a location on Ruta 20, for example Villa Carlos Paz. I chose Mina Clavero and spent a couple of days relaxing in pools and cascades of the river; after all traveling is about enjoyment. From here Ruta 20 passes a number of small towns and villages in this valley so you are never far from the necessities of life but also never overcrowded like the city- beyond Villa Dolores it becomes quite desolate. The Traffic along this straight is plentiful: I was lucky enough to be picked up within 5 minutes and taken directly to Mendoza.

Going East (Rosario, Buenos Aires, Uruguay)
From the bus terminal in Cordoba, catch a bus to Toledo. Platschi doesn't remember exactly, but he thinks they sold tickets at desk 22 or 24 for about 12 Argentinian Pesos (May 2014). Ask locals or the bus driver to let you out at the first (probably only one) bus stop in Toledo, otherwise you might miss the village. The bus ride takes about 30 to 40 minutes. At the bus stop in Toledo, there's a small petrol station on the other side. Next to it (left), there's a mud road going through town. Walk along this road for approximately 500m until the end of town. There, you'll see the highway in the far distance lingering behind the endless fields of the pampa. You either need to walk about 2-3 km to the highway along the even muddier dirtroad, or be lucky and hitch a car that might go there. Once at the on-ramp, you can walk another 100m along the highway and you will be located directy at a toll station, which is a perfect spot for catching all traffic Rosario and/or Buenos Aires bound. To be fast, make sure you'll only hitch a car that goes minimum to the next toll station. Petrol stations along the way are rare and not worth it. Go for it, toll stations!

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Córdoba (Córdoba)