The following information might be useful for your stay in Córdoba and La Falda. Recall that on Saturday 5, the activities will take place in the city of Córdoba. There will be buses leaving La Falda on Saturday morning. As we will take care of the Hotel reservations for Saturday night for all participants attending to the Conference in Honor of Prof. Schneider, we ask those participants who have not done it yet, to fill in the form in travelling data.
You can find here the timetable for the buses going from Córdoba's Aiport and Córdoba city to Hotel del Lago.
You may also find here the schedule of the bus company TranSierras. It goes from Córdoba's Coach Terminal to La Falda's Coach Terminal and it costs $17 (Argenitinian pesos). The taxi from La Falda's Coach Terminal to Hotel de Lago costs $ 6.
Credit and debit cards are very usual in Argentina and you might be able to take Argentinian pesos out of an ATM. Also, it is better to bring euros or US dollars rather than to buy pesos abroad.
You may change your money at Banco Nación, there is an office at Ezeiza Airport and an ATM at Córdoba Airport.
Change of money is not available at Hotel del Lago. The closest banks --only to change american dollars or euros-- are at La Falda, 2.5 kms from the hotel. Bank schedules are from 8 am to 1 pm.
The hotel accepts Argentinian pesos, US dollars or euros (the change is given in Argentinian pesos) but neither credit nor debit cards.
Note that it is rather difficult to exchange foreign currency other than dollar or euro.
For the talks there will be available a blackboard (it is actually green), a beamer and an overhead projector.
If you already know what are you going to use, please let us know. If it is the case that you are using the beamer,
it would be very helpful if you could send a pdf file of the talk in advance.
See the Information for authors at the web-page of the Revista.
The deadline for submission of papers is March 31, 2010.
Please send the papers to Nicolás
We expect research papers; but if you wish to prepare a
survey, please contact Nicolas Andruskiewitsch in advance.
La Falda is situated in the Punilla Valley, ca. 70 km from the city of Córdoba. For more information about La Falda and the Punilla Valley, see Tourism.
At request, the clerks at the main desk can order a taxi to go to La Falda. It costs ARS $6 one way.
The Province of Cordoba offers travelers a privileged wheather which is strictly Mediterranean. Córdoba's eastern border is situated about 480 km eastern the Atlantic Ocean, and its western border 520 km from the Pacific Ocean.
In summer we have warm days and cool nights. Winters are generally dry and in general not too cold. However, some cold nights could reach temperatures below 0 °C. The annual average temperature is between 16 °C and 17 °C.
The rooms are provided with a telephone and you may receive calls there; the number of the room is the number of the extension. However, you may not call from the room.
For external and long distance calls, the hotel provides two kind of services. One through a public phone that can be used with cards sold at the main desk.
The inconvenience of the system is that the cards are used up very fast and one might have to use many of them for a long call.
The other system is through the main desk.
It is slightly more expensive but in some cases might be more convenient.
Prices are posted at the announcement board.
The cheapest way for international calls might be to go to La Falda and call from a phone company booth.
The Hotel del Lago has WiFi Internet which will be free for all participants.
The hotel has just one computer which can only be used in case it is strictly necessary.
The hotel staff will be glad to print out incoming messages for all participants (with recipient's name as subject line).
The e-mail address is hoteldellago@punillanet.com.ar
The links above include guides of cultural activities, turistics attractions, maps, hotels, restaurants and museums.
Transport within the city of Córdoba
Taxis. Usually, there are many taxis on the street, particularly in the center and at the Couch Terminal. The user can identify the taxi for its characteristic yellow color. It is recommended that the authorized services. The rate established by the Municipality of Cordoba for
the taxi service is:
- $ 3.25 drop rate
- Value tab every 110 mts. $ 0.1625
- Value tab every 60 seconds expected $ 0.1625
- Any travel leaving from the Córdoba Airport has an additional charge of $ 13.
Remis. Remises are just like taxis. There are several companies and one must require the service by phone or one can go directly to the base where the company is. They can be also easily identified
by their light green color. The cost of the remis service is a bit more expensive than the taxis services. Some remis companies:
- Rai Remis, 451-5555.
- Coop Remis, 474-1515.
Buses. In the downtown area, buses have a stop every 2 or 3 blocks.
The local bus service costs $ 1.25 per trip, and the payment is made using blanks, which are sold in kiosks. Without blanks it is not possible to make the trip because the drivers can not accept money.
1. It is not advisable to drink tap water at La Falda. Even though it is a first quality water,
its mineral composition is different from the water most people are used to drink, and in some cases might cause some minor stomach troubles.
Mineral water will be freely available near the conference room.
2. A bar that serves coffee and drinks will be open all day for the use of the participants. Also a small “kiosco”
selling items like cigarrettes, candies, aspirines, toothpaste, etc, will be open during the Colloquium.
3. Please pay the drinks at the table to the waiters.
Near the entrance to the conference room, there will be an announcement board, with useful information for the participants (detailed information about phone calls, schedules and prices for the buses La Falda-Córdoba, etc.).
