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Wilson Apart Hotel Salta

Alvarado 1013 Salta, Province of Salta, Northern Argentina, A4402AAK, Argentina

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Salta - just like Europe

A travel blog entry by dimi81

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... br> So all in all – we highly recommend Salta as a city break in Argentina. Very pretty and enough to keep you occupied.

Just a quick note on our bus trip from Salta to Cordoba. We went with a company called Andesmar and finally our luck with bus trips have changed. Finally a nice comfy bus with proper reclining seats so it was easy to sleep on the 14hr trip. They even played 2 movies, altho Transformers in spanish with spanish subtitles not that great. Then ...

Valley Calchaquies

A travel blog entry by oceans7

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... of holes but looks rather nice. Los cardones are big around Cachi. They live to 500 years, and have three different kinds of spines- white ones to insulate from the cold, black ones to protect it from animals, and brown ones to absorb water (the longer they are, the drier it is). Check out the photo of the giant spine we found!
The road we followed, unsealed and frighteningly bad in parts, was the RN 40. This road (dirt track) runs the ...

Steak and Wine....we'll be fine

A travel blog entry by layla_chris

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... my first hour was spent wondering when the pain would end! After a few handy tips I got to grips with the whole trotting thing and we headed back for lunch. There had been mention of a "parrilla" (Argentinean BBQ) and someone had hinted at UNLIMITED steak and wine which had us both excited. The banquet that awaited us was incredible. There was fresh vegetables, roasted pumpkin, salads, sausages and this was all just a starter! The meat that followed had been slowly cooked ...

Hunger Killer

A travel blog entry by cereal4cats

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... world you don't need a signature from your academic advisor every time you want to do something. It is unbelievable how much every thing changes after you cross a border, even though a border is just a silly imaginary line. Salta was a perfect introduction to Argentina, there were old buildings with gorgeous facades, a giant pink cathedral, and cafes(complete with real, yes REAL coffee). Speaking there is much more formal. ...

2. Bullets on the Bus

A travel blog entry by georgeandbecky

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... for the quickness B – for the comfort & entertainment (I got to watch an episode of Glee on the plane whhooop!) and C- for my peace of mind and sanity, even if the security procedure was a little slack, there was still a baggage screening and a guy frisking everyone. George is the budget watcher and if he has it his way he’ll be dragging me kicking and screaming back onto a bus within the next week or so. We shall wait and see what happens eh……!!!!

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