Blogs from San Antonio de Los Cobres, Salta, Argentina, South America

Second day of a tour, and this was by far the longest one. My alarm went off at 6:30 am and I turned on the light to make sure I wouldn't fall asleep (I learned this from Joe). Finally, I got out of bed and got ready for my journey. We piled on the bus and Christine was there, including a German guy from the day before, and two guys behind me (and of course, my roommate sitting next to me). A scottish and an english guy who were getting ready to be lawyers. The group of us spent most of the day together. There were also a group of Dutch girls who were all there together. The first thing our tour guide told us was this, "Buy Coca for La Puna" altitude sickness. What is ... read more

.....und schon geht es weiter, denn ich habe ja einiges nachzuholen. Wie schon gesagt, es ging nach Salta. Ich war wohl etwas verwoehnt von dem Bus, der uns nach Iguazu gebracht hatte. Dieser Bus war, was dem Comfort anging, eher das Gegenteil. Allerdings hatte ich einen Platz im oberen Stockwerk ganz vorne. Diesmal waren es allerdings keine 18 Stunden sondern 30!!!!!!!!! Nein, ich habe mich nicht verschrieben. Das ist ein Tag, eine Nacht und noch ein halber Tag. Ich hatte es mir also in meinem Flanellschlafsack mit meinen Trombosestruempfen gemuetlich gemacht. Neben mir hatte sich eine kleine deutsche Reisegruppe eingefunden, die aus einer aelteren Dame und ihren zwei Begleitern bestand. Die drei waren absolute Vogelfans und da wir anscheinend durch ein Gebiet gefahren sind, dass von seltenen Voegeln nur so wimmelte, ging deren Botanikerherz so richtig ... read more

Pictures are located here.... http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=piu3teb.uvorikz&x=0&y=2ev8r0 ... read more

Buenos Dias! The last week I took a trip to the province of Salta (nothern part of Argentina) to help with the opening of an archeoligical museum 11,500 feet in the mountains. It was a great experience so I am going to tell you all about it! I left Buenos Aires last Saturday at about 8 oclock pm for a 20 hour bus ride north to the city of Salta. Now when I say bus, I don´t mean a crappy old greyhound bus. The long distance buses in Argentina are like traveling first class in an airplane (almost). The seats are large and comfortable; breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided; and movies are played every couple of hours. Due to this fact, my ride was rather enjoyable and I slept during most of it. Sunday afternoon ... read more