Residencial Elena Salta

... ob jung oder alt) und teilweise sehr schoener, ueppiger kolonialer Architektur. <br>Im Kern praegen fliegende Strassenhaendler mit herrlich reifem, guenstigem Obst, Gemuese und allerhand anderen nuetzlichen Dingen, wie Popcorn ..., das Strassenbild. Siesta wird hier ausgiebig ernst genommen - die Strassen sind buchstaeblich leergefegt, um wie auf Befehl nach der Siesta ...

... there) the whole time, occasionally tripping each of us up so close did it stay to our ankles. It tried to follow us inside the hostel, and looked rather forlorn when we stopped it.<br><br>Back inside, French guy was on the internet. We sat around on the sofas for a bit chatting, got changed then headed back outside after an hour or so, passing French guy who of course was still on the internet, fixing the monitor with an unnecessarily intense stare as he perused ...

... of Salta and the surrounding area. Last night we went to dinner at a restaurant housed in the home where General Guemes lived (he is a hero here and led a number of successful attacks against the Spanish). Only when we were seated did we realize that it was Pena evening (which is local folklore music) and they teach you how to dance the local Gaucho way. Lucky Eugene was selected to dance and it was fantastic to watch, in between the ...

... of the Devil, Amphitheater, The Castles, House of Parrots, the Friar, the Windows, the Plasterer, the Obelisk and the Toad). After traveling through these places we arrived to the town of Cafayate where we visited two of its wine cellars and tasted its famous wine torrontés. At the second winery we were given a tour and told how the wine is made, unfortunately this was in Spanish!!<br><br>We stayed in Cafayate and stopped at the town for an hour and half for lunch before making our return ...

... des photos de nous que j'ai toute suite mis sur mon ordi pour éviter d'avoir un CD à graver. On a donc gagné du temps et repris toute suite la route pour Jujuy. Superbe journée !Nous sommmes arrivés à Jujuy vers 17 heures et nous avons rendu la voiture puis mangé un peu et au dodo. Pas le temps de voir la ville ni d'écrire pour le blog ! On est toujours en train de faire des choses et je n'ai plus le PC pour moi seule maintenant on partage pour consulter les mails....

... Campesinos are small farmers and they represent most citizens in northwest Argentina and in Bolivia (amongst other places). The displays in the main plaza of Cafayate were designed to spread awareness of the the fight of the campesinos and the causes that are near and dear to these people: Educating the youth (the organization provides free computer training for youth in Cafayate), opening up markets and allowing for the free ...

... I had no time to feel ennui or reflect on these sentiments, but I do not want to return to such a life where I do not have time to think and process what is going on with myself and in my surroundings. Anticipating the shock of returning home, I have several projects in mind to keep me busy during my transition back to life in the US, but I know I will definitely feel some anxiety associated with being ...

... 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 ...

... dass uns einer der hinteren Reifen geplatzt ist. Inzwischen ist er komplett zerhackt und auch Felge und Radkappe sind bereits in Mitleidenschaft gezogen worden. Er ist aber trotz Spielzeugwagenheber recht schnell gewechselt (das ist so ziemlich die einzige Reparatur, zu der wir an einem Auto in der Lage sind) und wir fahren noch einige Stunden weiter auf dieser Strasse, bis wir im naechsten Ort, San Antonio de los Cobres, ankommen. Der neue Ersatzreifen, den wir hier erstehen ...

... a couple of hundred thousand and after the city abruptly ends there is plenty of countryside all around. On the east edge of the city, right by our hostel which we found close to the bus terminal is a 1400m hill with a cable car which we took up to get a great view of the city and its surrounds. Also at the top is a much vaunted Artifical Waterfall. The advertising blurb vaunts how it's 100% concrete construction blends in harmoniously with the surrounding ...