Tilcara
Travel Blogs from Tilcara, Argentina
Spontaneity might just work out...
... of garlic, I reflected on the random turn of events that led to me hitchhiking across the Quebrada de Huamahuaca in Northern Argentina. This conversation, which took place on the streets of Salta late on Friday night, replayed in my mind: Random ...
On the move again
... in the pretty bus terminal waiting for the next bus to Jujuy (2hours) and then to Salta (2 more hours). Things I`ve Learned * I`ve been craving some warmth. * Argentinian men are very good looking. * Argentina is good for washing away ...
Tilcara - Day 25
... to navigate our way out using the compass and a bit of initiative. We had to do the same thing at San Salvador De Ju Jujuy. Argentina will always be remembered for wind and lack of road signs. If you want to know where you are all the time stay at home! ...
Cemetaries, Ruins and Even More Coloured Rocks
... . After exploring the ruins, we went to the botanical gardens where Frank narrowly escaped being spit at by a llama (who apparently didn't want its picture taken). Also near Tilcara is a hillside cemetary that overlooks the Painter's Palette(see ...
rainbow mountains
tilcara- spent a couple of days here with a couple of hilarious frenchmen (there are sooooooo many ppl from france here, its unbelievable- even our waiter one night was french). went on a walk to the garganta del diablo the 3rd (you might remember this ...
Chilecito to Tilcara, Argentina
Our warmest Christmas greetings to you all from Tilcara, Argentina. As this will be our last entry from Argentina (we´re right up in the far north-west at the time of writing) it seemed a good time to give you a little bit of an insight into our ...
dusty moutain pueblos
... ate well, both of us feeling the weight of our impending visit to bolivia, known to be a nightmare for vegetarians... and i thought argentina was bad! on our second night there we went out to a restaurant and drank fantastic red wine while listening to ...
April 11th Tilcara to San Pedro De Atacama
... visible in the distance. This was `Salinas Grande´. A giant salt flat that stretched as far as the eye could see,(the largest in Argentina). We rode through the flats on a needle straight road for miles and miles. We had to stop with the 3 amigos ...
mais ou est vanessa
je suis en pleine forme, ca faisait longtps que je navais pas passe une nuit aussi longue que celle ci... me voila, chaussures de rando au pied, bouteilles deau ds le dos et lunettes de soleil sur le nez (ma 4e paire!!!! et oui sev...)... cest parti, la ...
Tilcara
Llegamos a Tilcara, el clima no podría estar mejor, nos instalamos en el hostel "Los Molles", averiguamos horarios de colectivos para nuestros siguientes viajes y ya nos encomendamos con un guía para ir a la Garganta del diablo. La caminata de una hora ...
gefesselt ans Bett
... Aline - der Schweizerin mit der ich eigentlich bis La Paz zusammen reisen wollte - fuer (geplant war 1!!! Tag) in Tilcara angekommen, ein kleines Doerfchen mitten in der Quebrada de Humanuahcua...einer von der World Heritage geschuetzen Berglandschaft. ...
The most beautiful place in Argentina!!
... 'alpaca si douces au toucher... Kel et moi nous laissons tenter et achetons chacune une jolie écharpe. De retour à l´auberge à Tilcara, nous faisons la connaissance de l´Allemande Sophie, de la Belge Jessica et de la Hollandaise Peggy. Nous ...
Contrary to popular belief, we are delicious.
We spent Nathan´s birthday in Calilegua National Park, a section of Argentina that includes sub-tropical rainforest (similar to it´s more famous counterpart with less heat, humidity, bugs, wildlife, and disease. Also less costly) and mountainous cloud ...
On The Road - Salta to Tilcara
... chooy) another big city. Although hungry, Jon decided to head on (lizz was a sleep by now). The final road to Tilcara was reasonably easy, climbing quite high. When we reached Tilcara, it initially looked a dusty forlorn small place, and wondered what ...
Argentina Finally!
... crossing all went surprisingly smoothly and then we were in our second-to-last country. Kate was extremely excited to be in Argentina (or more accurately, out of Bolivia) and the country could do nothing wrong. If there was a problem it was still ...
Steak n Wine
Crossed Border at Villazon (Bolivia) into La Quica(Argentina) and travelled straight on to Tilcara for some R and R after so mny cold nights and early ...
Taking it slow in Tilcara
Tilcara, in Jujuy province, is a very nice town in the north of Argentina. It´s in a beautiful valley surrounded by soaring multi-coloured peaks, their shape resembling the Rockies but in every other way completely different (there ...
Tilcara vacation
... out with friends a bit more, going to the plaza, drinking mate. There is some political unrest going on here in Argentina. The people in the country are gaining too much money for what the government likes, so the government is trying to make ...
un ptit air bolivien
... ;est tres marquee physiquement, tres brune, la peau tres mate et les cheveux soyeux et tres fonces... je finis par arriver a tilcara, ici il fait encore beau, jen profite... cest cool meme pas besoin de chercher un hotel, une fille vient me chercher ...
The long road to Tilcara
... stop taking photos. There are mighty high walls which look almost man made. Next to this wonderful road is yet another of Argentina's old and disused railways. There are bridges, stations and even old signals still standing all the way next to the road. ...
The final beef
... with an excellent meal at Los Puestos. The best parillo I've had in all of Argentina. Period. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ The next day we kick off our tourist trail with a short bus ride ...
The Bolivia of Argentina
... and bargain for a discount, we had no such luck. One of the more interesting things about Argentina is the abundance of bidets. They´re in every private bathroom, and I have no idea how to use them, not that ...
Tetchy in Tupiza, Terrific in Tilcara
... a pretty tight timeline right now, so I knew I had to get going yesterday morning, and head south back over the border to Argentina. I would like to have spent a couple of days horse riding among the cacti in the area's wild, rocky mountains, every ...
Wild Wild West
... sun tries to burn holes in your eyes, such is it's intensity. When we stood atop a small hill with a statue dedicated to Argentina's warriors and surveyed the surrounds we were taken aback by how empty, dry and arid the place is. Well, it's certainly a ...
ultimo día - Tilcara
Y nuestro último día en Tilcara, recorrimos las ferias y fuimos al Pucará. También caminamos hasta la "laguna", pero ni merece la pena mencionarla, jaja, era un charco. Y bueno, se nos terminó el viaje. Ya por la tarde volvemos para Salta, ...
Quebrada de Humanhuaca
... the northern desert scenery. Our friend, Gaelle recommended that we should visit Tilcara which she described as the most beautiful place in Argentina (www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/gaellelc/sudam erica-2006/1144618080/tpod.html). ...
Carnaval à Tilcara
On se lève vers midi, la famille est déjà debout, la femme au fourneau. On déjeune au Juancito (le bar-restaurant dans lequel nous avons dormi) un menu complet (entrée plat dessert) et copieux pour 2€ puis on se rend à l'extérieur de la ...


