Hotel Refugio Del Inca Salta

... were excavated in 1999.   It was fascinating to learn about the children, which were member of the Inca Royal family.  Apparently a distinguishing feature of the Royal family is the shape of their heads.  When a royal baby was born their head was bound in a peak shape. This obviously had a serious repercussion later on as the brain was not allowed to develop and the members of the royal family would have brain disorders or die at a young age.  We thought the Incas were ...

... sonderlich viel unternommen, wir sind am Busbahnhof gefahren um unsere Bustickets nach Bolivien zu kaufen und sind dann durch die Stadt geschlendert. <br><br>In 3 Stunden geht unser Bus zur bolivianischen Grenze, von dort aus muessen wir uns dann einen neuen Bus suchen. Wir sind gespannt wie gut das funktionieren wird.... - zur beruhigung wir kommen um 7 in der Frueh an der Grenze an, sollten also genug Zeit haben. <br><br>Alles Liebe aus Salta<br><br>eure 3Trippers

... to eat, but thre were a load of restaurants and bars and shops still open with a load of people walking around! It was like walking aroungd in town on a friday night at 9 o´clock in england, really weird. The guy from the hostel 10 mintues before had actually asked if we wanted to go out to a few bars with him as he was just about to go! at 2am!! We were too tired for that though and thought place will be shutting around now! Apparently though in ...

... had plats in her hair and was sitting there with her face tilted up and her mouth slightly open to show her tiny baby teeth.<br>Because of where they had buried the children they are perfectly naturally preserved, its to do with the climate at the top of the mountain.<br>All I could think about was this little girl who was probably told how much of a wonderful thing this would be for her, she was dressed in the finest and given gifts to give the gods, brought up the mountain by her ...

... just walking in it, but this will quickly come to an end. So we are crossing at the next point and there is a spot where the river drops like 2 feet and there is some exposed stone right where it drops. Well, me not paying attention and just going about my business look at these rocks and think, oh, I will step there and then onto that one on the shore. No problem. And there wasn´t a problem until I tried to step onto the rock on the shore, which I found out was ...

... the only funny thing about him was his total lack of ability to keep his mouth closed. Saturday saw the move back to Grace´s and a meal with all the host families. Sunday was possibly the highlight of Salta to that point. We were picked up from Grace's in the afternoon and taken to a Finca which is essentially a ranch where you hire horses are and lead around the countryside on horseback for several hours. It was fantastic. My first time riding a horse and I loved it. Me and Flower (the ...

... spoke to a guy in the dorm from Bradford called Jim who was hilarious.....he speaks Spanish in a very very Yorkshire accent and even throws in the occasional English word. Totally cracked me up. We wandered for a bit, looking for empanadas which are Argentinian pasties and taste delicioso. The hostel had an amazing roof terrace bar as well, which is run by a guy called Peter who is originally from East Anglia or something like that and now lives in Salta. I spent ...

... flow. Onwards we went checking out various bits of the landscape as we went (Valleys, Rock formations etc.) We finally made it out to the wine country where we checked out 3 different wineries one being certified organic. We grabbed some lunch and smashed a bottle of wine and got well aquainted with a local llama hehe. Fun times. We headed back to Salta in the arvo checking out the ...

... and chips and a large bottle of coke. Oh, this is meant for two people. Never mind I am hungry. It takes me a while but I polish of the lot. I then make the first major cock-up of my trip. I go to an ATM and withdraw money. The receipt gives my balance in pesos which amuses me. I take the money and the receipt and leave the ATM. I go to the bus station and buy a ticket to Mendoza for the next afternoon. Big trip, 18 hours in a semi cama bus(200 ...