Snow on the mountains
This is our 5th winter in Santa Rosa de Calamuchita and I must say the coldest since we have moved here. Our mountains are covered with snow today and it was also snowing for the second time this winter in La Cumbrecita. This morning we got news it was also snowing in Villa Yacanto.
Hostel Tinktinkie is surrounded by what we call the “Sierras Grandes” or big mountains and the “Sierras Chicas” the small mountains. The Sierras Grandes is a mountains range that stretches from the West of the Cordoba province (Central Argentina) and forms part of the Sierras de Córdoba. It is a huge mountains range of +- 100 kms and goes all the way past Alta Gracia and the Calamuchita Valley.
The highest peak is Cerro Los Gigantes of +- 2,390 meters and we often have people at the hostel that stay here for a night or two when they go and climb Champaqui.
We are very lucky to have a view of this mountain range from the Hostel. Sometimes people don`t notice them but when they are covered in snow like today, then it is impossible not to see them.
The last time we had snow like this was in 2009. If you can go on statistics then I have to wonder if the coming summer will be the same than the one we had in 2010? Nowadays with the changing climate you can never tell but we are all looking forward to a beautiful and warm summer!