The pink cathedral

Salta, our last stop in Argentina

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October 29th 2011
After leaving the beautiful Cafayate behind, we headed towards Salta. We stayed at the quite nice somewhat contorted hostel "Backpackers Salta" which had multiple roof terraces, one of which we could see from our dorm as well as a garden with a pool. As a novelty, the hostel offered a free dinner which we took part in for the three nights of our stay. The food was not that exciting but it gave us ... read more

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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