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Humahuaca Slideshow
Humahuaca
Travel Blogs from Humahuaca, Argentina
Humahuaca and north of Salta
... so we could drop of the car and sort out the bus tickets to Chile, and have one more go in the casinos before we left Argentina (and the casinos hopefully) behind. As we drove south it was snowing more and more, and the locals were going crazy for it. I ...
Last destination in Arg
... camping spot had braai's ( BBQ), HOT SHOWERS, agreat view of las quebradas to the east and amazing bed of stars at night. Humahuaca was sort of my inroduction to what is to come in Bolivia: Houses all built in ancient style with home made clay bricks. ...
Just a couple of hours spent here
... una noche si hubieramos tenido tiempo. Ademas nos contaron que visitar Iruya es uno de los "must" a realizar desde Humahuaca; es un pueblecito situado en un valle bastante apartado donde puedes realizar trekkings para visitar comunidades indigenas ...
Humahuaca > La Quiaca > Villazón
Diwrnod 22 - Gwener 12/09/08 Forgot to say in my last entry that Humahuaca is nearly 3000 mts above sea level and over 75% of its inhabitant is "Quechuans" - descendant from the Incas . After I checked into the Posade El Sol ...
On the Fringe of Bolivia
... English-speaking ass kicked being when it comes to communicating up here. Less and less people are speaking English the higher up in Argentina I go and seem to be less inclined to understand my flailing arms as I try to explain things that way. Crap! ...
Carneval ganz anders
Nachdem wir bereits nachmittags in Humahuaca angekommen waren, konnten wir schon im Bus das bunte Treiben auf den Straßen beobachten, bevor wir ausstiegen. Unsere erste Mission war es erstmal, ein Hostel zu suchen. Wir begaben uns auf den Weg zu einem ...
Not just Humahuaca
... these days, kind of like the bauernsuppe he makes at home, sort of a stew with beef and beans. On to Humahuaca, another half hour north, sized like Tilcara but appropriately sleepy during siesta. Fortunately we didn't make that right turn ...
Road trip day 2: Quebrada de Cafayate to Humahuaca
... damp in S.S. Jujuy we found a little restaurant to have some sort of taco and then hop back in the car and headed north to Humahuaca for the night. Made it to Humahuaca by about 10 or 11pm at night. Found a random hostel, which at first Hannah didnt want ...
magical place and mountain smells
we reached marcos magical place where faces appear on sides of mountains, on a bumpy bus ride in an old school bus named "emma y paula," our bus driver taking the the hairpin turns on the one lane mountain road with the kind of carefree abandon only bus ...
Our first night camping...
... involved getting a bus as far north as possible that night and other the following morning. After two buses, we arrived in Humahuaca at 1130pm. I´d confirmed a hostel booking by phone and told them what time we were arriving but when we turned up at ...
Return to Argentina
... to the passers by! The border crossing itself was pretty straight forward and we hopped on a bus to a little Andean Village called Humahuaca. It was really cute, all cobbled streets and a huge big staircase with a monument at the top that was all lit ...
Class Notes
File under: I've Come a Long Way Being back in Argentina means that internet isn't too bad (well, compared to internet in Bolivia). I was able not just to check my emails and respond to those that were completely necessary, but also to spend a few ...
Humahuaca
Unser letzter Aufenthaltsort in Argentinien. Schon sehr weit in der Hoehe und staubig, da Wind. Deshalb etwas Problem mit Atmen und sturmer Kopf. Tags heiss, nachts kalt, doch dank super Bautechnik aus Lehmziegeln immer angenehme Temperaturen. Schmuckes ...
Bolivia here we come
... are breathtaking. Multicoloured mountains, pre inca ruins dotted around the hillsides, the sheer magnitude of the mountains and plains leaves us feeling somewhat insignificant, but so very privileged to be here. Thanks Argentina and ...
desert colors
cerro de siete colores green, red, orange, yellow, purple, blue, pink... at least seven colors, the desert was beautiful! we took a hike that was more like a stroll down a unpaved road inbetween tons of mountains, filled with erroded streaks and holes ...
Humahuaca
Humahuaca ist ein kleines, indigenes Doerfchen auf dem Weg in Richtung der bolivianischen Grenze. Es ist sehr ruhig und die Menschen sind sehr langsam. Allerdings ist es bisher das "indigenste" Dorf in ganz Argentinien und man koennte meinen schon in ...
The Long Road Trip - Humahuaca
... sets on top of a very tall hill. At the bottom of the hill is a very pretty central square for the town of Humahuaca. Shaeleigh, Parker, Malesa and I climed up to the monument. It was such a great view from the top and it was nice to see the ...
Hasta luego Argentina
... of enthusiasm I simply mooched around the hostel and the town for most of the day and then went for my last dinner in Argentina with a Canadian from the hostel who was riding his motorcycle back to Canada after riding all the down to Ushuaia. It ...
Into the land of cacti
... here - presumably in a soccer-mad place like this `Gol' has more appeal) and headed off to the north. Driving in Argentina is a bit interesting. Most towns we have been to have a one-way system operating, with every second street going in one ...
Jujuy
... scenery in this province is really and truly out of this world. The rock formation, colours, are unique. Thursday we were taken to Humahuaca, Tikara and other villages. Interesting but you see one and you`ve seen them all kind of places. We slept in a ...
"Carnival" or "Free petrol day"
... way. The day started with a drive through the "would-be-wonderful-if-only-those-damn-clouds-would-go" Quebrada de Humahuaca. Google for wonderful pictures (grrrrr). Then we drove towards Humahuaca stopping at a nice 17th century church and a sun-dial at ...
Argie bargie, far from it. totally quaint
Yay, we set a new record - SIX hour border crossing! Go Argentina, racking a total of 4 hours for a single stamp. No fancy visa, or printing out names, not even bag checking - just a little bit of ink took that long. Starting at such a low meant ...
Day 13 - Tilcara - Humahuaca - Iruya
... couple that was running the hotel made fresh coffee and tea for us. We enjoyed their company for sometime while watching the Argentina vs. Equador qualifying game. It is amazing to see how the country is so passionate about the game, sometimes is hard to ...
Colors of the Mountains
Our first day trip out of Salta we headed north to visit the Quebrada de la Humahuaca. This area of Northern Argentina is famous for its colorful terrain because a combination of erosion and oxidized minerals (copper, iron, etc.) have ...
Street Food and Sandboarding
... things seem much cheaper and less developed – just what I’ve been waiting for... Ten things to know about Argentina: 1. There are stray dogs everywhere. 2. They have invented ...
Camping and trekking
... 6 weeks away and we are so badly out of practice we thought it'd be a good idea and also anything to prolong our stay in Argentina for a few more days. The bus was only 4 hours and the scenery was pretty cool, desert and lots of cactui. This town is also ...