Amazing Churches and Some Other Stuff

Monday was Carrie and my first day in Córdoba, second largest city in Argentina. Basically Cordoba is full of students (it is home to the first University in the Western hemisphere), churches, museums, and lomos (beef sandwiches). Because the museums were closed on Monday, we mostly explored churches on our first day in the city. The very first one was one of the most beautiful churches I have ever been in. As an added bonus, there was no one worshiping when we visited, which meant that I felt comfortable taking photos.

The absolute best part was getting this perspective.
There were open stairs to go to the top and look over the church from the front.

And then there was this building. We couldn't decided if it was a church or a shopping mall. It was actually a converted women's prison.

 More churches:

Jesuits have played a large role in the history of the city. We visited several building dedicated to the religious order. La manzana de los jesuitas was one such place.

 The original government building now serves as several museums and as a tourist info center. 

 

We also walked around the park a bit:

And visited a Jesuit crypt. It was lost until very recently when a telephone company discovered the ruins while installing new, underground lines: 

Argentina is lacking on the whole recycling thing. This art piece is trying to change that.







The coolest time line I have ever seen. Every year in the city's history has it's own circle.

We ended the day here. We thought maybe there was a slight chance that perhaps the name was an unfortunate accident. Then there was that red star on the menu and the benefit of the doubt went out the window.