Alejandro I Salta

... the walked round to the other hostel for dinner. The other place was much better than ours, though more expensive, and it was getting busy. The place was full almost exclusively of English blokes which has been unusual on this trip, most were already half cut and were chanting about the lack of food on the tables. Argentine folk eat dinner at 2200 to midnight but not us, everyone was starving. Eventually they fired some pizzas on the barbie and by about 11pm we were finally eating, and to be ...

... after lunch and took some photos of the incredibly impressive and unique San Francisco church, crafted from dark red stone with yellow embellishments and white columns, adjoining a lofty three-tiered bell tower. I walked back to to the hostel and met up with Alex and Ben. They were playing table tennis for an hour or so I went to use the internet... only to find that unfortunately old, sinister French guy was using the sole computer (a truly stupid fact for a ...

... we explored Salta a bit more and enjoyed the sun. A total change from Buenos Aires, I only wore two layers and even got a hint of a tan! The Sunday was a lot busier because it was National Childrenīs Day, so families were out in force enjoying the huge San Martin park and the many stalls selling toys, candy floss, warm nuts and other sweet treats. Some of the children were even dressed up in national dress for the occassion, and ...

... only runs on Sundays.

To start with the weather was not looking very good at all and it was very cold, but after a few hours the sun broke through, however it remained rather cold.

We traveled through Quebrada del Toro, Chorrillos, Ingeniero Maury, Alfarcito, Quebrada de las Cuevas and Santa Rosa, where we visited the ruins of the same name and the anthropological museum. The landscape on the drive was incredible and every turn reviled something even more amazing.

Salta, Salta, Argentina dlz

... one of the most dramatic scapes I have ever seen. After the salt flats we got nobbled by a couple of young Argentinian girls needing a lift back to civilisation. They were so sweet but incredibly young. It was amazing to think that they were 18 as they appeared more like 14. It's frightening to think in retrospect what I got up to at their age, but I guess I lived to tell the tale and so will they. Argentinian holiday makers tend to be ...

... Fall bezeichnet er eine extrem enge und tiefe Schlucht, in die man ein Stueck weit hinuntersteigen kann. Allerdings wird der Weg hinunter bald so eng und steil, dass wir es lieber bleiben lassen. Es geht weiter in Richtung Salinas Grandes, entgegen der Franzosentour sozusagen, und es ist so hoch und steil, dass unser Auto kaum den Berg hochkommt. Offensichtlich macht sich der Sauerstoffmangel in der Hoehe auch beim Automotor bemerkbar, denn weiter unten in Salta fuhr das Auto ...

... over 1,000km overnight! It was raining overnight and it was drizzling in the morning so we definately had some cloud in the forest. Luckily it was not raining too hard and we were protected (most of the time) by the forest canopy. We saw lots of birds including a humming bird and a wild turkey. The others had extremely long names which we forgot immediately! Tues 26 Feb We had hardly any sleep because a group of very noisy backpackers were not ...