Salta

Salta

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February 5th 2009
Mariana Navarro is a bus station tout for a pair of hostels, Sol Huasi and Iskay Huasi. She approached me as I stepped off the bus and as she's bright, energetic, speaks great English and is so friendly she easily convinced me have a look at her hostels. I chose the second because it was quiet, airy and very clean. Salta is a pleasant city of about 300 000 people set in a valley surrounded by t ... 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