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The Province of Córdoba has become in the last 10 years the most popular destination in the world for eared dove (Zenaida Auriculata) hunting. Over 50 millions is the estimated population of these specimens.

The hunting season is open all year round, as these species are considered a plague and produce a significant decrease on the cereal fields. The hunting area is located northeast of the Province of Córdoba and is characterized by being a plain zone, where there are a lot of cereal fields and dairy farms.

During harvest season (from April to July), the early hunting takes place in the fields, where the doves eat, generally, in sorghum, corn, and sunflower fields. In the afternoon, the hunting takes place in fields that are located on the way to the roosts (stand hunting). The rest of the year (from August until March), the hunting takes place in the fields, close to the roost, all day long. As there is no abundant food, the doves, which have eggs or nestlings, come and go from and to the roost. As there are a lot of birds, hunters can make all kinds of shootings. They can even shoot more than a thousand rounds per day.

THE LODGE

Our estancia, EL CORTIJO, is a 5 stars resort, located just 50 miles from the International Airport of Córdoba. It is situated northeast of the Province of Córdoba, next to a town called Santa Rosa de Río Primero. It has 9 double bedrooms with private bathrooms, air conditioning, room service available 24 hours, and laundry service. It also has an outdoor hydromassage jacuzzi and a heated pool. Inside, there is a spacious dining room, a living room, a Satellite TV room (DirecTV), an Internet room (Business Point) with a computer, fax and a printer. Besides, the resort also has WIFI technology, for the clients to have Internet access from anywhere in the estancia, for free. And for the youth, the estancia has a pool table and a Play Station 2 (PS2) with a variety of games.

The menus of EL CORTIJO Restaurant include a wide range of Argentinean dishes of high gastronomy, which include abundant red meat. Our chefs’ team, led by David Lucero, puts emphasis and favors national products based on modern culinary techniques, creating on bakery and on other variety of foods local flavors, but subtler than the traditional cuisine of this country. As regards wines, EL CORTIJO has a selection of the best Argentine stock, standing out the famous MALBEC.