Mountain Village

Iruya, a remote outpost of the Salta province

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July 29th 2007
Iruya is a tiny village deep in the mountains of Northwest Argentina. The only roads leading there are from the province of Jujuy, but because of a bizarre boundary on the maps, it is actually in the province of Salta. We had wanted to visit Iruya ever since we watched the film Rio Arriba at MALBA in Buenos Aires last year. It looked such a beautiful place surrounded by spectacular countryside. Th ... read more

South America » Argentina » Salta » Iruya

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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