Tirol D' Andrea Hotel Villa General Belgrano

... time in Che's life from his childhood to his travels across South America on a motorbike to his revolutionary days in Cuba with Fidel Castro and eventually his death in Africa. Some of the information was a little patchy - for example you are given the impression that maybe he just happened to bump into Fidel Castro and made friends with him so there was quite a bit of information that we felt we needed to Google on our return to the hostel. However ...

So we got to Cordoba to find out that the hostel didn´t have our reservation and the whole of Cordoba and surrounding area was booked up due to the infamous Oktoberfest. Sooo we ended up meeting some guys in the hostel lounge area while we were deciding what to do who had rented a house close to the festival. 17 of us in a 2 bedroomed house which was meant to sleep 5....

... enjoy the scenery it was definitely worthwhile. A few of the guys and one very brave chica named Lauren jumped into the water to cool down. Although I'm not sure I'd ever do it again, the feeling of accomplishment I had when I got to our final destination was incredible, and the aches I had the next day told me it was definitely a good cardio and strength workout.

All in all I would say that the Sierras Chicas are definitely worth seeing.

... in Tio Rico which was a pay by weight buffet restaurant and we got the most divine chicken and rice dish in a creamy sauce - makes a change from all the stodgy food we have been eating.

Last day and Tom popped over to say his daughter had had a baby girl and they were off to Cordoba to see her so he said goodbye to us as he probably wouldnt see us again. So nice! He told us not to leave the area without going to la Cumbrecita so we took his word for it and ...

Le lendemain, je pars avec Alba, Cayo, Johan, Juliana et Maren à Alta Gracia, un petit village au Sud de Córdoba célèbre pour avoir vu grandir Ernesto "Che" Guevarra, la figure charismatique par excellence de toute l'Amérique latine. La famille Guevarra s'est installée à Alta Gracia suite aux problèmes d'asthmes du petit Ernesto. En effet, dans cette région, l'air est très sec et convient trés bien aux ...

... Chavez (president of Venezuela ) and Fidel Castro visited the musuem together to pay homage to him. After the museum, we ate the packed lunch that we had brought sitting in the relaxing garden of a hotel that was in the middle of the town, no one seemed to mind, then we made our way down to the town´s other important historical site, the Jesuit estancia. The Jesuits were a Christian sect and group from Spain, who were very active in the area of Northern Argentina ...

... looked like small tomatoes. One gulp, and it's gone. Today it was a bit windy, and the Devil's Throat was totally wild. Spray everywhere, rainbows, and the sun from the other side made it all shine. We took lots more photos (do we really need 60 waterfall photos and 15 movies, well, of course we do). That was all we wanted to do, so after getting thoroughly wet (and happy) we ambled back to the exit. A train load of people gave us a big cheer ...

... of coffee - and remarkably, it induces better (not worse) attributes of sleep.With all that, we just had to try it! The making of it is a ritual in itself: one person is in charge of preparing and serving the mate: the mate gourd is almost filled with yerba, then heated but not boiling water is poured over the yerba. The drink is then sipped through a "bombilla", a metal straw with a bulbous filter at the end which prevents the yerba leaves from ...

After a short stint in the town of Cordoba we headed off the beaten track to La Cumbrecita. La Cumbrecita is a small mountain side village surrounded by waterfalls, rivers and pines. Unlike Buenos Aires, La Cumbrecita is a pedestrian only village with ZERO pavement and pollution. We spent each day hiking and/or swimming in the fresh springs. La Olla is the closest swimming hole in town, but your options are unlimited if you are willing to hike around ...

... the afternoon waiting for the bus playing pool and bowling, my bowling didn´t improve but my pool did. 12 hours on a bus after that. I lost my leaving card for Uruguay and looked as if I would have to pay the fine but they did not enforce it and I just ended up holding up the bus for an extra 5 mins. More pain at the borders. Really what are the stamps in the passport for then??? Cordoba day 1 - The city of churches and museums. Decided ...