Casa De Adobe Purmamarca

... town with masses of history still practice the trades of their ancestors.  Small narrow cobbled streets leading to a square, beautiful church and steps up to the Heroes of the Independence monument which pays homage to the Northern Argentine Army that fought numberous battles.  

Along the side of the steps are many artesan stalls including two Argentinian hippies selling amazing jewellery.  He worked on the metals and incorporated items he had found ...

... had sussed why the driver did not want to come any further - it would cost him money so the Argentinian said he would pay.  We picked up Ian on the way.

How happy we were to be in Argentina with all our luggage?

Roman our guide had packed a picnic for about thirty people so we got stuck in and after sorting out the passports, paying tax etc we were off.  Our first port of call was the Salinas Grande, Argentina's salt flats.  They process the ...

In order to better appreciate the wonderful scenary of Northwestern Argentina, you need at least two days to visit the main highlights spending a night in an Andean village - this is exactely what we did ! Km 15020 - San Antonio de los Cobres (3775m) As the Tren a Las Nubes wasn´t running, we followed it´s itinerary all the way from Salta to San Antonio de las Cobres. The road follows the train tracks almost through the ...

... de Atacama. Zowel letterlijk als figuurlijk een adembenemende route over een bergpas van zo`n 4400 meter. Was heel benieuwd of ik last zou krijgen van hoogteziekte maar dat viel gelukkig mee (andere mensen in de bus hadden er wel duidelijk last van). Overigens was het wel zo dat ik zo nu en dan een aantal keer diep moest ademhalen aangezien ik voor mijn gevoel zuurstoftekort kreeg... heel bijzonder allemaal.

... mooolt semblant. Espectacular! Quedem plenes de sal. Al no haver allotjament allà mateix anem fins a Purmamarca que és el poble més proper. Pel camí ens trobem un gaucho que ens demana ajut, ja que està completament incomunicat. Ens costa de trobar allotjament a Purmamarca ja que tota la gent de B.A. està de vacances al nord d'Argentina, ja que estan més tranquils lluny de la capital. Un entrepà de milanesa per sopar i a fer nones!!!

... Salta to La Quebrada de Humahuaca and Purmamarca. The road rules in this area seem very flexible, with the only rule at intersections seeming to be get there first and passing on double yellow lines with no visibility the norm. The speed limits throughout Argentina are a waste of time, with traffic often flowing at 3 times the posted limit. We survived the first day driving on roads ...

... that it would be fine and the shower head came off in their hands, the 2 girls voted against that hostel (anyway, it had a grumpy owner). I think the boys thought that the beds in that place would be more comfy but eventually they caved to the girls. The beds in the place that we chose turned out to be fine (luckily as Tristan is - understandably- not a happy boy when he hasn`t been able to sleep). The place we stayed was also a bar/restaurant ...

... of unidentifiable variety, and organs too...like liver, ovaries...I don't know what else. I ask them to leave off the organ meat. I mean who wants to eat ovaries? When I've dissected them, they don't look particularly suited to the grill. But then it's all what you're accustomed to. And I'm not accustomed to eating ovaries. But the parilla is great if a table full of red meat only is your thing... .you don't ...

... go something like this: All villages in the Quebrada de Humahuaca MUST have - 1. a church - small, white, at least one bell tower. 2. a football field - grass not required. 3. houses that are primarily rectangle shaped, with 2 windows and 1 door on the front. You can choose the colour, but you must be different from your neighbour. 4. a plaza - so that, in the future, locals have somewhere to sell souvenirs to tourists. 5. streets must ...

... asked for 60 days hoping the guy wouldn't look up Australia on his list. he did, as we got 30 days. Pocitos and the other side of the border are again like chalk and cheese. Bolivia typical 3rd world, the other side striving to get into the first. And all lying between them a river full of rubbish and stinking of urine. We have to say that Bolivians are far more friendly and ...