http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/San-Antonio-de-Los-Cobres/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Argentina , Salta , San Antonio de Los Cobres en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 07:36:00 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:36:00 +0000 The US Dollar issue reared it39s ugly head again today. As we went to pay for the time we had spent at Finca San Antonio Josephine told us she was expecting us to pay in US dollars. Of course we didn39t have any and there was no way we were going to be ale to find any. We ended up coming to an agreement which meant we paid a high exchange rate. Toby wasn39t bothered as it was the amount http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/San-Antonio-de-Los-Cobres/blog-747973.html A huge altiplano plateau in the middle of the Andes part of which used to be an ocean has now become what they call Salinas Grandes. It is a vastness of salt until the eye can see. To get there we had to climb again. This time we came up to 4170m above the see level. Pure air salt lamas donkeys that is all one can see here Salt is still extracted at the salina. It's other purpose is to http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/San-Antonio-de-Los-Cobres/blog-346581.html Second day of a tour and this was by far the longest one. My alarm went off at 630 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 scot http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/San-Antonio-de-Los-Cobres/blog-304474.html Well are we having a bloody adventure or what it is 11.00 pm all the others have gone to bed and I can hardly keep my eyes open so I hope this is'int to disjointed you will have got an idea of what we have been through if you read Charlies comments. We have arrived in San Antonio de Los cobres well most of us are here. Alec took a tumble yesterday as far away from civilization as you can get. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/San-Antonio-de-Los-Cobres/blog-255576.html .....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 30Nein ich habe mich nicht ve http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/San-Antonio-de-Los-Cobres/blog-218555.html Pictures are located here....httpwww.kodakgallery.comI.jspcpiu3teb.uvorikzx0y2ev8r0 http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/San-Antonio-de-Los-Cobres/blog-214364.html Buenos DiasThe last week I took a trip to the province of Salta nothern part of Argentina to help with the opening of an archeoligical museum 11500 feet in the mountains. It was a great experience so I am going to tell you all about itI 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 dont mean a crappy old greyh http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/San-Antonio-de-Los-Cobres/blog-214003.html Every region in Argentina takes a 2 week winter holiday to give teachers a break from their students. Here in Salta it even includes TEFL teachers like us so we made the most of it and hired a car for 10 days to see some more of North West Argentina. After negotiating the streets of Salta back to Grand Bourg to pick up our gear we were soon on our way out of town. What a scenic drive it was. Rut http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/San-Antonio-de-Los-Cobres/blog-184186.html