Low rolling storm clouds threaten

Driving in and out of this storm was so cool because when you were in it you couldn't see a thing--then you'd drive out and find this blazing blue sky was still there. Weird. Seeing this little dot of a dwelling makes you realize you can find people living anywhere in this country.

Ice or Salt?

March 2nd 2010
Geo: -23.7334, -65.5After checking into our hotel in Purmamarca we headed up over the pass towards Chile to find the Salinas Grandes, the salt flats.The road took us up into the clouds on our windy way, then dropped us out onto the desolate alta plano where shepherds gather twigs for a fire to keep warm at night.We were over 4,000 meters high--13,681 feet in altitude.These salt flats are a ... read more

South America » Argentina

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

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