Hosteria de Iruya Salta

... having (several) drinks on the square I argued up and down for about an hour that the tall, old guy with the grampa fringe and extroverted manner a couple tables over was the dad from Everybody Loves Raymond. Laynni and Trick assured me I was crazier than Brad Garrett, yet several times nearly managed to goad me into asking him. Luckily, though, he was quite preoccupied talking to a group of girls young enough to be his dates for the Golden Globe, providing what I felt ...

... a stop for a drink and some medialunas I went for a wander round 9 de julio square. The old buildings are absolutely beautiful and pretty well preserved. It also still has the original cabildo (a local government building) unlike many of the other cities where it has been amended or partly demolished. Unfortunately the English tours weren't running that day so I didn't go in. The other very striking building on the square is the cathedral - not only is ...

... the afternoon after a little seista with more riding. A little snack of flat bread and dulche de leche the argentinians favourite spread which is everywhere and Matte tea and then surprise a Lemon Meriangue Pie birthday cake! Everyone should celebrate for three days..<br><br>Tom were off on a 23 hour bus journey now to the Iguazu falls on the border or Argentina and Brazil ugh!!!!

... markets everywhere selling llama jumpers, hats, ponchos and anything else you can make of the wool.. Its nice to walk around and has an interesting museum with really old mummies of kids that were sacrificed on the top of a volcano in the Inca time. There is not too much to do so we decided to hire a car and do a 2 day trips to some villages up north. <br>

... dark, Felicity, living in the next community from ours came by with an assortment of sweet treats and her Tom and I had a little birthday tea outside on the veranda where I tasted my first Tim-Tam, an Australian delight much like our penguins (except ours are better). Making myself get up from that was an effort, I must be getting old, the idea of partying and a late night seemed a nuisance rather than an adventure. I just wanted to drink tea ...

... I knew the guy for a mere 20 minutes and I was about to inherit all of his belongings. I didn't even know his last name or his email address. I ran to the front and told them to wait for my friend and they calmly told me not to worry... as the bus continued to pull away. We parked about 200m away from the bus stand and I saw the frantic look on Steve's face as he came out, saw the bus was gone and eventually found us. He almost got ...

... and the children were given an alcoholic fermented maize drink until they passed out, and were carried to the top of the nearby 6700m Mt Llullaillaco, buried in underground tombs, and left to be ´taken by the gods´. In 1999, three tombs were found beneath the permanently frozen ground at the top of the mountain. Given the conditions up there, they were perfectly preserved. The three children were brought down and are now retained as ...

... trip and walk around. For dinner we went to www.donasalta.com.ar very good and inexpensive local specialties. Next day we were picked up at 7am and we started our trip to the Quebrada de Humahuaca. The day was a mix of drizzle, sun and wind, with temperatures varying wildly. The scenery is spectacular if you like arid mountains full of colors. Once in Humahuaca we tour the village and had one of our most ...

... heads. still an amazing sky to look out. no big dipper (plough) though as you cannot see it from the southern hemisphere - bit of a shame as was the only one i knew apart from orion´s belt. know more now. following day and 12 hour bus ride to salta, argentina. hours spent at the border but lovely bus (even gave us sandwiches and drinks) and, although we crossed the andes and were on many mountain roads it was a completely different ...

... splendide) et le MAAM, musee archeologique ou est exposee une momie d'enfant de 500 ans de l'epoque Inca, presque intacte... c'est tres tres troublant, de savoir que c'est une fillette de 6 ans qui a ete sacrifiee, et que son corps soit encore la. Ensuite, nous voici sur Internet, peut-etre pour la derniere fois avant longtemps, je ne sais pas si Bolivia Telecom fournit l'ADSL... Ce soir, steak d'au ...