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La Falda
South America is the fourth largest continent of the Western Hemisphere. It is divided politically into 12 independent countries namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela and the overseas department of French Guiana. The continent extends to 7,640 kilometers from Punta Gallinas, Colombia, in the north to Cape Horn, Chile, in the south. At its broadest point, near where it is crossed by the equator, the continent extends to 5,300 kilometers from east to west.
South America is connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama. It is washed on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Topographically the continent is divided into three sections namely the South American cordillera, the interior lowlands, and the continental shield. Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion and Portuguese and Spanish are the primary languages of the continent.
La Falda is a small city in the province of Cordoba, Argentina, located 69 kilometers from Cordoba city and 725 kilometers from Buenos Aires. It has about 15,000 inhabitants as of the 2001 census. La Falda lies at the foot of two small mountains, Cerro El Cuadrado and Cerro La Banderita and it is part of an important touristic circuit of the province Punilla Valley. The Punilla department includes other tourist sites like Villa Carlos Paz, Los Cocos, La Cumbre and Capilla del Monte. The city population is 15,112.
La Falda, justifiably so, enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers, and is one of the most visited place. It is also said the place of best geographical environment and can trace its origin back to prehistoric times.
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