And so to the last leg of this memorable winter holiday in the Northwest of Argentina. We didn't want to do the whole trip from Humahuaca to Salta in one go, nor did we want to go back to the city of San Salvador de Jujuy. On the map we found the "Termas de Reyes" thermal springs and thought it would be nice to stay somewhere around there. That's how we ended up in Yala. Ruta 9 saw us retracing our steps for an hour before leaving the Quebrada de Humahuaca behind us at the small town of Volcan. In the old railway buildings is a nice visitors' centre, obviously of more interest when entering the area rather than leaving it! Still, it's well worth a visit whichever way you are driving. A little further down
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