HIve there, hola a todos!!!
Today I want to share with you a trip we did in the Sierras de Córdoba during Easter. We had friends visiting from Uruguay so we took the opportunity to go out and explore.
The original idea was to go to the Quebrada del Condorito National Park to watch condors. When we arrived at the gate of the park we found that the entrance quotas were full, so we were quite disappointed and decided to go back, and while we were thinking of alternative activities or places to not waste the day, what usually happens when you do not expect anything happened... and it is precisely what we had been waiting for until we found the park entrance closed, condor watching....
There were rows of cars on the side of the road, we thought they were appreciating the scenery so we decided to go down to contemplate, when suddenly we noticed that the condors were coming and going under the cornice.
| Español |
| Hoy quiero compartirles un paseo que hicimos por las Sierras de Córdoba durante Semana Santa. Recibimos de visita a amigos de Uruguay así que aprovechamos para salir a explorar. La idea original era ir al Parque Nacional Quebrada del Condorito a avistar, precisamente, cóndores. Al llegar a la puerta del Parque nos dimos con que los cupos de ingreso estaban llenos, así que con bastante decilusión decidimos volver, y mientras pensabams en actividades o lugares alternativos para no perder el día, ocurrió lo que suele ocurrir cuando no esperas nada… y es precisamente lo que habíamos estado esperando hasta darnos con la entrada al parque cerrada, avistar cóndores…. Había filas de autos a un costado de la ruta, pensábamos que apreciando el paisaje así que decidimos bajar a contemplar, cuando de repente notamos que los cóndores iban y volvían por debajo de la cornisa. |
Up to this point it was already a beautiful spectacle. With our desire somewhat satiated, we returned to the car to continue on our way.
After a few kilometers we spotted a timid sign at an entrance to the mountain that announced. "Quebrada de Batán". We stopped the car on the side and entered through the sign that hid a very steep ravine. As we went deeper, the Condors were appearing. Again and again they paraded between the imposing walls that formed cliffs ideal for them to lay their nests to raise their chicks until they are ready for their first flight practices. This usually happens around the seventh month when they have already developed a full plumage that in early age is completely brown and then their feathers change until they form a mantle and a shiny white collar.
| Español |
| Hasta aquí ya era todo un hermoso espectáculo. Con nuestro deseo saciado en cierta forma, volvimos al auto para seguir ruta. A los pocos kilómetros avistamos un tímido cartel en una entrada hacia la montaña que anunciaba. “Quebrada de Batán”. Paramos el auto a un costado y entramos por la señalización del cartel que escondía una Quebrada muy pronunciada. A medida que nos adentrábamos los Cóndores iban apareciendo. Una y otra vez desfilaban entre los imponentes paredones que formaban acantilados ideales para que puedan poner sus nidos para criar a sus pichones hasta que estén listos para sus primeras prácticas de vuelo. Esto suele ocurrir alrededor del séptimo mes cuando ya desarrollaron un plumaje completo que en edad temprana es completamente pardo y luego sus plumas van cambiando hasta formar un manto y un collar blanco reluciente. |
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These wonderful birds are a symbol of spirituality and power for many Andean cultures. And believe me, when you see them you understand everything. Their flight invites silence and observation. The lightness with which this animal flies up to 1.20 meters high, with a wingspan of up to 3 meters and a weight of about 15 kilos is simply admirable.
| Español |
| Estas maravillosas aves son símbolo de espiritualidad y poder para muchas culturas andinas. Y créeme que al verlos lo entiendes todo. Su vuelo invita al silencio y a la observación. La liviandad con la que vuela este animal de hasta 1.20 metros de altura, con una envergadura de hasta 3 metros y un peso de alrededor de 15 kilos es simplemente admirable. |
Finally, with our wish more than fulfilled, in the early afternoon we started our return, time when the condors also begin to disappear, they move away to look for food.
| Español |
| Finalmente, con nuestro deseo más que cumplido, a primeras horas de la tarde emprendimos el regreso, hora en que también los cóndores empiezan a desaparecer, se alejan para buscar comida. |
| Español |
| Como suele suceder, la sorpresa apareció en el momento menos esperado y nos dejó esa satisfacción aún mayor que si las cosas se hubiesen dado como las habíamos planeado. |
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