The province of Cordova is positioned as a great destination sports tourism, an ideal option for those who want to stay active on vacation. Its numerous rivers and lakes are ideal for practicing Jet-Ski, Wakeboard and Kitesurf, among other extreme disciplines. For many, vacations are synonymous with relaxing on a deck chair and moving only if strictly necessary.
For those who want to include adrenaline in their rest time, sports tourism is a growing variable and already represents 10% of the sector worldwide. The province in particular is positioning itself as the ideal destination to practice extreme sports, especially water sports.given its great variety of lakes and rivers throughout its entire length.
Sports tourism: a new option for adventurers
Sports tourism is understood as moving to some place or country to attend or participate in a competition as a spectator. The category also includes Nostalgia tourism, which is the act of traveling to famous tourist attractions related to sports.
This type of trip includes visits to museums, exhibitions, or sports facilities with history behind them such as the Kempes Stadium in Córdoba.
What destinations to take advantage of in Córdoba
Garay Potrero
The Potrero de Garay valley is surrounded by mountains and crossed by the Los Molinos lake and the San Pedro, los Espinillos and Río del Medio rivers. Your ideal options are outdoor sports such as sport fishing, sailing, rowing, motorboating, horseback riding and trekking. In Los Molinos you can practice single kayak, double kayak and Stand Up Paddle.
Reservoir City
For its part, framed by the Calamuchita Valley, the city of Reservoir It has the lake of the same name as its main attraction. More than a century old, it is 50 meters high and 360 meters long. There is a true sanctuary for the lovers of nautical activities: the Wakeboard and Ski school of Gerard Le Moy, a French immigrant who founded the first school of these disciplines in the country.
You can practice from Gomón to Nautical Ski, Wakeboard, Babyski – a specific introduction to skiing program for children from 3 to 5 years old – and the most advanced can perfect themselves in Slalom – zigzag between obstacles -, Figures and Adapted Ski.
Villa Carlos Paz
The city of Villa Carlos Paz It is probably the most famous town, chosen to enjoy the outdoors but also the nightlife. Its spas are known for the large number of people who come to them, especially those bordering Lake San Roque. There you can practice Windsurfing, sailing, motor boating, Jet Ski, canoeing and for the less brave, one of the most traditional rides is pedal boating..
Villa Second Power Plant
But Córdoba has a well-kept secret and it is the Villa Second Power Planta small town located a short distance from the dam, which represents a destination for the practice diving for its deep and crystalline waters. At more than 30 meters deep, the water is extremely transparent and you can see its amazing submerged forests for more than three decades.
Mar Ansenuza
To the northwest of the province is the tourist region of Mar de Ansenuza or Mar Chiquita. There, the most important tourist attraction is the Multiple Use Reserve ‘Bañados del Río Dulce and Laguna Mar Chiquita’whose lagoon receives the tributaries of the Suquía River, the Xanáes River and the Petri River, and constitutes one of the largest saline wetlands in Latin America and the fifth in the world.
The town offers the Summer Trip experience, in which you can practice water sports such as Kayak, Ski, Stand Up Paddle and Windsurf.
But extreme land sports also have a lot of prominence in the province and an ambassador, who last year “went global.” This is JOsé ‘Maligno’ Torres Gil, who won the Gold medal in BMX cycling at the Paris 2024 Olympics. In his honor, the Kempes BMX Freestyle Olympic Park named ‘Maligno Park’ and has an area of 920 square meters, 14 obstacles and spaces for deposits of security elements.
Source: Ambito
