Hostel Salta

The bus the following morning from San Pedro to Salta was like a minivan, not the luxurious, reclining comfortable seats, free food and five star treatment we were expecting after forking over all that money. It arrived late too. We got to the border of Argentina with no problems. The scenery was unlike anything weīd seen in ages. Flat, barren, ...

Ok, what can I say about Salta. Not
much. We didnt do much, and got sick. We arrived late at night and
headed out for a famous Argentinian steak. This was one of the
biggest and best meals ive had in my life. So good, especially after
the so called “food” in Bolivia.
We headed back to the hostel with was
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We took a 10 hour day-bus from San Pedro De Atacama in Chile over the Andes to Salta in Argentina. Nice to take a day bus for a change and see more of the scenery. We passed more (smaller) salt flats and high altitude lakes on the way.

Arrived in Salta late at night and went straight out for our first Argentinian steak. Nice, but a lit...

On my last day in Salta, I took the teleferico (cable car) to the top of Cerro San Bernardo. An incredible park with views of the city and waterfalls. It was windy so the car was rocking & swaying - just the right amount to be fun and not scary =) I read somewhere (internet??) that waterfalls give off negative ions that make people happy...it wo...

In the morning after I had got up, showered, had breakfast, and ascertained that Chinese girl in my room is unnaturally quiet in the vein of those misanthropic foreign students you sometimes encounter at uni, two new guys arrived in my room. Alex and Ben were both final year students from Manchester. We had a bit of a chat; they were tired so I ...

Leaving Bolivia was easy (well one we had managed to get to the border via more dirt tracks and local buses), all we did was head to passport control, wave our passports at the guy behind the glass, a quick stamp out and we are on our way. Border towns are border towns, they never really show the countries off to their best - the one with Bolivi...

April 16-23, 2009: Salta, Cafayate, Cachi, SS de Jujuy, Tilcara, La Quiaca; Argentina & Villazon, Tupiza; Bolivia

Blending Colonial Charm with Indigenous Culture in Salta
I spent about a week exploring NW Argentina. The region is known for its agricultural and livestock products, tobacco growth and its verdant valleys that juxta...

It's probably been a little too long since I updated this, so in light of the wet weather outside and the lovely strangers who gave me a lift into the town centre to avoid the rain, (which left me feeling very positive about Salta and it's people), I feel now is a good opportunity to reflect on my time here. I've been in Salta nearly 3 weeks and...

The city of Salta itīself isnīt really the point but the mountains around. It does contain a very important, interesting and controversial museum. The Children of the Mountain Digs in the 1970s found the bodies of three children sacrificed to the mountain. The peak itself has an unpronouncable and so easily forgettable name. But anyway the point...

So much for being all cleared up when I last wrote. About three hours later Patrickīs hives returned with a vengeance and covered almost his entire body. We ended up staying holed up in the hotel in La Quiaca (except for another visit to the hospital for another injection) for four days before finally making the decision to turn back, away from ...