Hey folks, sorry for the long break between updates! There's so much to report, I'm gonna break it into two posts so I don't bore you out of your skulls reading about it. My next stop after La Falda was Salta, the largest, nicest city I visited in NW Argentina. I couldn't find a couchsurfer to host me, so I enjoyed two days in a hostel, relaxing, stuffing myself with all varieties of food, and even meeting a few fellow UW students. Salta was nice, but I was anxious to get on to the wilder landscapes of the North, so after just two nights, I blasted off to Jujuy, the most Northern province in Argentina and home to some of the craziest landscapes in the country. Turns out, the main city of Jujuy kind of sucks.
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