The midday moon

Argentina's wild (north) west

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March 18th 2009
The choice at Mendoza was to head south to Patagonia or head north to deserts and mountains. Having been to New Zealand and seen lots of beautiful lakes and mountains, I decided to take a chance on north and headed to Salta. The main draw for me were the salt flats, Salinas Grandes. Most people go to Solar de Uyuni in Bolivia, which is the largest salt flats in the world and the photos look amazin ... read more

South America » Argentina » Jujuy » Quebrada de Humahuaca

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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