Ascochinga

Town in Córdoba, Argentina

30°57′33″S 64°16′26″W / 30.95917°S 64.27389°W / -30.95917; -64.27389Country

ArgentinaProvinceCórdobaDepartmentColónElevation

710 m (2,330 ft)Population

(2001)

• Total470Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)CPA base

X5117

Dialing code+54 3525

Ascochinga is a town in Colón Department, in Córdoba Province, Argentina.

Situated in the Sierras Chicas, on the margin of the Ascochinga river, 6 km (4 mi) north of La Granja, 19 km (12 mi) from Jesús María, and 59 kilometers (37 mi) from the provincial capital.

It is connected to the rest of the province by two paved roads, Provincial Route E53 and Provincial Route E66, plus a mountain unpaved road 38 km (24 mi) in length, through the hills called Camino del Pungo, reaching La Cumbre.

From the 19th Century on it was a tourism destination for the upper class of Córdoba who owned big ranches in the area, belonging to families like Governor Cárcano, Dulce L. de Martínez de Hoz with a hotel and golf course, today a vacation resort for the Argentine Air Force and the "La Paz" ranch, owned at the time by twice President Julio Argentino Roca.

Due to the Air Force connection, it has a small airport (Ascochinga Airport (ICAO: SACN)) 3 km (2 mi) from the town.

The area has been used as a special stage for Rally Argentina.