Checked out of the Wilson hotel just after 10. The hotel was a bit basic, right in the center of Salta. Salta at night looked a bit grubby, but now the sun is shining, surrounded by mountains, the place looks a lot better. Before we start the drive to Tilcara, we head for the cable car which goes up a mountain overlooking the city. The views are...

The way I am taking from Argentina to Bolivia goes north from Salta and Jujuy, into the Quebrada de Humahuaca. This valley has been of prime importance to the incas and then the spaniards and whoever was there before them, as it is a natural corridor to travel through and transfer cattle: going steadily up from 2000m to around 3500 near Bolivia,...

Frueh am Morgen so gegen 7:00 sollte es also losgehen zu einer Dreitagestour. Ich war ja gespannt, was mich da so erwarten wuerde. Die einzigen Informationen die ich hatte waren die Wegbeschreibung und dass noch drei weitere Touristen dabei sein wuerden. Kurz nach 7:00 holte mich Marcelo (der Guide der Tour) von meinem Hotel in Salta ab - im Aut...

We arrived in the mountain village of Tilcara in the evening. It was beautiful. A Spanish girl also arrived and had organised a guide through a friend who helped all of us to get to a hostel above the village called Malka. The hostel ws excellent, wooden chalets with tables outside on a patio. Also my favourite hostel. La Garganto del Diablo We ...

Our bus makes it to Villazon on the Bolivian/Argentinian border on time. Cold and tired we get our things together and tramp off to find an onward bus to Salta in Argentina. After much discusion we find that it's three hours before our required transport so we decide to try the Argentinian side instead. We walk about 750m towards immigration we'...