Pachakusi Tilcara
, Valle del Pucara s/n Tilcara Tilcara, Province of Jujuy, Northern Argentina, Argentina
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Tilcara - and the Border crossing
... and just walking around the town was really nice.
And for lunch we had the best empanadas – YUM!!! They are pretty much like mini Cornish pasties (really mini).. but taste just SOOO much better.. We also spent some time chillaxing, checking out the view from our hostel. And that eve had dinner at a restaurant that played local music - what ****!! – who ever said the flute and recorder are an instrument you should play outta primary ...
Chilling in the garden
... of chilling, listening to the cricket and playing a lot of cards whilst listening to music in our little cabana we decided it was probably time to head on and continue our journey onto Salta. We had thoroughly enjoyed our very relaxing and peaceful time in the delightful town of Tilcara and Mike was feeling loads better so onto Salta it was, which was thankfully only 4 hours away on yet another bus !! ...
Purmamarca
... selling tourist stuff.
We headed out of the town along a road. We had no idea where we were going, but we didn’t care as the scenery was amazing. Different coloured rocks in the mountains...red, green, blue and yellow. I did manage to fall again and put my hands down, cutting them and bruising them again. It hurt as they were still very sore from the fall at Iguzau.
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The Quebrada de Humuaca to Tilcara
... for the first time since Villarica way down south. Even more strangely the forest turned into rainforest with huge bromeliads and vines hanging from the trees. All very confusing as we knew we were heading back into the arid cactus territories.
In fact we were out of one ecosystem and into another in less than an hour. We flew past Jujuy as there didn’t seem any particular reason to stop there and ...
Because the Hill has Seven Colours
... are built in the traditional Adobe style using earth, clay and straw mixed in a specific way passed down the generations, quite fascinating.
We had been recommended to stay in the upstairs room at the El Cardon hostel so we phoned ahead and were very proud to have managed, between us, enough Spanish to book with a non-English speaking lady :-) It turned out to be more hotel or hostAl (means no kitchen facilities and usually ...


