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- Buenos Aires
- Capital
- Argentine Peso (ARS)
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- 37,384,816
- Population
- AR
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Salta Slideshow
Salta
Travel Blogs from Salta, Argentina
Steak, Spirits & Horse Riding
... It’s such a big rush of adrenaline. That and the instructor waiting at the other end was another Argentinean god. Thank you Argentina. We got through our nine lines and ended up right back near our tents, to applause from the people that ...
Salta, Argentina
... the town. Salta is known as Salt la linda - Pretty Salta and it is just that. There is a telefrico (cable car) - it seems Argentina likes its telefricos! And yes we went up it, I am actually getting good at these things, no screaming at all this time! ...
As the gauchos do
... the last two months. Brick & wood, wine & cheese, and even the mellow jazz version of ´Summertime´ was oddly atmospheric. When in Argentina one is under obligation to be a gaucho at least once. I was picked up and taken to a ranch 40km south of ...
Argentina
... next day he took us round the city and countryside. The 2 Irish boys were in a hurry to get to a pop concert in Buenos Aires ans we went our different ways I made my way south to Tucuman on my way east of Argentina to the waterfalls at ...
We fell in love with Northern Argentina
... to the Quebrada so was not quite sure how far we would get. For anyone that thinks they are not getting paid enough, teachers in Argentina get paid 100 pounds a month to live off. Also had our first taste of Llama on the tour. Was very nice, nothing ...
A meeting with a brother on the other side
... to worry about him squishing me under his palm. Phew). It was a lovely moment when he appeared at the gates of the Hostel Salta Por Siempre and Rach squealed excitedly. Though he was a bit grubby, we decided to let him in anyway and marveled ...
Iruya et San Isidro
Le but de cette journée était de randonner jusqu'au village de San Isidro, dans les environs d'Iruya. Malheureusement, lorsque je me suis levé, à 10h, le brouillard m'empêcher de voir à plus de 50m. C'était dommage parce qu'on ne pouvait pas voir ...
Sizzling Salta
... basically the size of a bicycle saddle. Maybe ordering the fries and salad was going a bit over board. Of course, being in Argentina we had to drink some of the local wine! The steak was perfectly cooked, Medium rare, perfectly seasoned. An excellent ...
A new town, a new bus to get onto...
... a lack of toilets and the cold. There are loads of people around and a good vibe. I make friends the the only person in my dorm (Ariel - Argentina) and spend the night drinking Mate (Tea) and chatting about all sorts of nonsense until the wee small hours. ...
Nightmare!!!
Ok, I know I am not that fit and the walk wasn´t all that, but... it seems a combination of wearing my pack for too long, bad dorm beds, and doing a little exercise has hurt my back. This is not good. I can´t be sat upright for more than an hour ...