Renata with Statue

SALTA " La Linda" , CACHI & CAFAYATE

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September 20th 2007
Salta "La Linda". This is how the city is portrayed throughout Argentina. "Salta, The beautiful "! And it is. Situated in the Lerma Valley in the Northwest, at the foothills of the Andes Mountains. We arrived there after going through Resistencia in the "Chaco" on a 15 hour bus! Not much to see in Resistencia apart from hundreds of statues dotted around the city. We only spent the afternoon visiti ... read more

South America » Argentina » Salta

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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