Refuge

Refugio Aurelio Castelli

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The place

Refugio Aurelio Castelli in the Sierras Grandes de Córdoba, Champaquí area (Córdoba province, Argentina), at 2250 m elevation, on the eastern slope of Cerro Champaquí (2884 m, the highest peak in Córdoba). COUNTRY ANOMALY: Argentina is missing from the database (needs to be added, already flagged in batches 232-250). A mountain refuge dedicated to Aurelio Castelli (a pioneer of Córdoba mountaineering). Area of high-mountain grassland (pastizales altomontanos), tabaquillos (Polylepis australis, the world's highest-elevation tree species), and granite outcrops.

The setting

Sierras Grandes de Córdoba, Champaquí, 2250 m, east of Cerro Champaquí 2884 m, tabaquillos Polylepis australis world's highest-elevation tree, granite, ANOMALY Argentina missing.

What you'll find

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