El Manantial del Silencio Purmamarca

... og tog os derefter med paa en koeretur gennem et landsskab, jeg ikke har ord for og slet ikke vil begynde at beskrive, men i stedet uploade paa fotos.

Vi koerte til toppen af et bjerg 4170 meter over havet, hvor det pludselig begyndte at hagle og videre til nogle ret fantastiske salt sletter i hoej sol, hvor vi havde en del sjov! Vi undgik hoejdesyge men fik dog en del propper i oerene!

Dette landsskab slaar ...

To get back out of Iruya of course we had to drive over that great big hill again. It was just as scenic on the way up but quicker because we had fewer photo stops. Getting past the bus coming the opposite way was an interesting challenge...

We headed back down the Quebrada de Humahuaca, this time stopping at a little hamlet called Uquia to check out some extraordinary paintings in the tiny church there. There are nine large paintings of winged angels wearing ...

Still on the same road since we left Salta, on the way back to the south we cross for the second time, the Tropic of Capricorn. Being a Capricorn myself, I had to stop to have my photo taken at the spot marked by a massive sundial monument which marks the exact point of the tropic. Coincidentally, the whole area seems to be populated by goats! We revisit Tilcara for lunch and then ...

... to find your way into a city than out of it. We drove out of the city through fields of maize onto lushly forested mountains. These disappeared all too quickly to be replaced by drier yellow-green hillsides. As before, on route to Salta, waterfalls trickled down the hills and washed over the roads. The landscape was constantly changing and soon we were surrounded by camel coloured hills, peppered by tall cacti, then onto dark grey-green (possibly ...

A suggestion...when you go to Argentina, you leave plenty of time...at least 6 days, for Salta. It's up in the northwestern corner of Argentina...there's lots of stuff happening right in town and the towns on the outskirts are naturally beautiful to visit. Argentina is a whole different world from where we've been so far. A few observations....the Spanish is different...having a real hard time understanding. In fact ...

... easy, climbing quite high. When we reached Tilcara, it initially looked a dusty forlorn small place, and wondered what we let ourselves in for. We eventually found our hotel (The Rincon De Fuego) which was superb. The room was huge, very rustic looking. The setting was stunning with mountains all around. The town was mainly Indian descent. Watched Liar Liar, went out for a meal, then to bed.

... The winter climate is lovely, pleasant in the day and very cool at night (elevation of 2500m), although I'm sure that in the summer the days could be unbearable. We actually had our own spot of luxury, staying in a cosy hospedaje with an open fireplace - the best value we've had in Argentina for the price, at $16 for the two of us per night with breakfast. Again it was just fate we found the place. We had walked around the town looking for good ...