- Capilla del Monte
Capilla del Monte is a small city in the province of Córdoba,
Argentina , located by the Sierras Chicas mountain chain, in the northern end of thePunilla Valley . It has about 9,000 inhabitants as per the census-ar|2001.The main tourist attraction in the area is the Cerro Uritorco, a small mountain only 3 km from the city, famed around Argentina as an alleged center of paranormal phenomena and UFO sightings.
The city also features the tall
El Cajón Dam and its large reservoir.Capilla del Monte was founded on
1585-12-30 . Its name means "Chapel of the Mount" in Spanish.References
* [http://www.capilladelmonte.gov.ar/ Official website]
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