Mapeo Geocientífico de las Sierras Pampeanas, 3163-19 Cosquín, Provincia de Córdoba

Abstract

The Cosquin 1:100.000 Sheet area lies within the Córdoba Province, between 31o00’-31o20’S and 64o00’-64o30’W. The area is part of the Córdoba (3163-III)1:250 000 sheet area. The region includes the central northern part of the Sierra Chica, one of several north-trending mountain ranges which traverse the northern part of the Córdoba Province. The Sierra Chica is drained by the easterly flowing Ríos La Granja, Ascochinga, and Santa Sabina. Access to the region, from Córdoba city, is via El Manzano and Ruta Provincial 9 in the east. An unsealed road traverses the eastern flank of the Sierra Chica from El Manzano to La Cumbre (Jesús María sheet area).