first time out

Down on the farm in Salta

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December 25th 2007
We stayed at an idyllic estancia, Finca Santa Anita, about 60km south of Salta over Xmas. We travelled down from Cachi into Salta on Friday. Driving across the Cardones Parque (in the rain?), down the Cuesta Obispo road was probably easier for the driver than the passengers (including a hitchhiker of course). I wasn´t looking at the scenery or the drops, just the next bend. We rolled into Salt ... read more

South America » Argentina » Salta » Coronel Moldes

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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