Purmamarca

This is the main street in tiny Purmamarca. In two blocks you can walk from the main road that passes by town to the plaza, where the green trees are. The plaza is a pleasant oasis of shady green in a very orange and very hot desert.

Purmamarca's Rainbow Mountain in Northern Argentina

April 18th 2023
Purmamarca has everything you need in a small town: cute plaza, friendly people, good food, wide variety of places to stay, interesting culture and spectacular landscapes. This blog (and all my blogs) is on my website with lots more photos. I went to Purmamarca for its famous hike around the hills behind town, which they call Rainbow Mountain. Having seen Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain and the Paint ... read more

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more

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