The "estancia" is one of the most typical housing in the argentinean fields, it is a kind of a rural establishment with certain productive entity, it's extension may vary according the region. Its origins date back to colonial times.

     Large estancias (huge cattle ranches) with the size of small states were first established northwest of Buenos Aires. Estancias were granted or sold to prominent Creole families during the seventeenth century. Gauchos (hired ranchmen) helped to manage these ranches, which dominated the Pampas until the open ranges disappeared.

     The estancias in the Argentine Pampa are remarkable because of their varied architecture. They were built in widely differing styles such as colonial Hispanic-American, English Tudor, and classic French. Many of them have been transformed into tourist accommodations.

     Towards the Northwest of these plains are the Sierras of Córdoba. . Its fertile valleys contrast with deserts and salt pans, a particularly appealing landscape. Towards the North, scattered chapels and “estancias” begin to appear. These constructions date back to the 17th and 18th centuries, and many of them are a Jesuit legacy....

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