Blogs from Salta, Salta, Argentina, South America

Bonjour à tous, Aujourd'hui je suis retombé dans le plus classique, la visite de Salta. Salta, est la capitale de la province du même nom. Située, dans le nord ouest montagneux de l'Argentine, au pied de la cordillère des Andes, à 1150m d'altitude, sa population est de 62000 habitants, l'agglomération 535000, 8ème ville du pays . Elle est connue pour son architecture coloniale espagnole et andine, la mieux préservée d'Argentine. C'est un important centre touristique, elle est surnommée "Salta la Belle", elle est au centre d'une importante région agricole: maïs, tabac, céréales, canne à sucre, exporté entre autre vers l'Europe. L'église San Francisco est un des plus beaux édifices religieux d'Argentine. La cathédrale de Salta du XiX siècle est inscrite au monument historique nationale. Hier au soir rendez vous était pris pour restituer la voiture à ... read more

Bonjour à tous, Aujourd'hui changement de région je viens de remonter de 3000km vers le nord de l'Argentine. Cela aurait été parfait si il y avait eu un vol direct El Calafate - Salta, il faut transiter par Buenos Aires. 3 heures de vol dans un premier temps et ensuite 2h, plus l'escale, soit Un petit mot sur ces premiers 10 jours. Après la ville d'Ushuaia très touristique, El Calafate l'est tout autant, mais la ville elle même est probablement plus pauvre, il me semble que c'est une ville en pleine expansion. A part la rue centrale, très propre, les rues adjacentes sont en terre, la propreté sur les bas côté laisse à désiré, ce n'est pas l'Albanie non plus. Les villas sont parfois magnifiques, et tout à côté ce sont des cabanes améliorées. Des dizaines ... read more

Argentina! The last country to visit on our trip and the realisation that soon we will have to merge back in to normal life! (I know what you're thinking!) Our entry in to northern Argentina became a bit pricey when we should have done changed our leftover Bolivian money in before crossing the border and we lost a fair bit money when paying for our bus tickets with Bolivian money and exchanging the rest with some old lady selling sweets. Oh well, lesson learnt! Our transition from Tupiza to Salta was smooth although it took all day. We had a huge thunderstorm on the way which was also the first rain we had since northern Colombia, basically two months with no rain! The first impression of Salta/Argentina was that there is a lot more of ... read more

Leaving San Pedro de Atacama we made our way up the 34km hill to the border of Bolivia, with temperatures hovering around the 2 degree mark until we reached the Argentina border with no problems and the day warmed up to the low 30's as we made our way to Purmamaca for the night. The altitude had knocked Nikki around a bit, so she didn't join us for dinner, as she opted for an early night, her husband, Radar, kindly took her some leftovers to snack on during the night. It was such a great ride over the Paso Jama with views and riding to die for, we made numerous stops to rest our butts and to enjoy what nature had thrown at us. We stopped on the Salar (salt lake) to take some fun photos, ... read more

I just used Salta as a hub for visiting Tilcara to the north, Cafayate to the south, and Cachi to the west. The city is comfortable and pretty and genuine, with countless food stalls near the long park by the bus station. There's a teleférico that goes up a big hill for nice views and a parallel trail that's a 40-minute stair hike. To make up for the unavoidably expensive taxi in Iguazu, I walked to and from the airport in Salta. There was a bike trail along the road most of the way and it took about 2 1/2 hours. But when I got into town I realized I had no idea how to get to my hostel. I asked for directions from a guy walking his dog and, in typical Argentinian style, he offered ... read more