Blogs from Cachi, Salta, Argentina, South America - page 3

Two days in Tupizain an impromptu camp space… lots of evidence of flowing water… assured a high spot…. Could not get to the ‘desired bush camp’ because the road had been washed out … Next morning packed everything up and tried again … no go… tools were taken out and the truck group in for road alteration. Took the side of the road off. Luckily the shale shattered at every blow of the sledge hammers and pick axe. The hard part was spreading the debris. Once the work was deemed satisfactory the truck tried to manoeuvre past the gapping hole. Truck too big. Truck too heavy. Road too soft. Truck almost careens off road and into the eroded hole! Fast retreat. The local workers had difficulty getting their small truck to the other side of ... read more

We arrived in Salta after a 16 hour bus journey from Mendoza so we were pretty knackered. Our first day was spent exploring the city which seemed to have a very South American feel to it compared to the more European feel that the rest of Argentina emulated. There was a lot of hustle and bustle in the main shopping street and the square was lined with an ornate cathedral, beautiful buildings and orange trees. The city came alive in the evening as alot of the buildings and churches were lit up with different coloured lights. On our first night we ventured to the outskirts of town in search of a parilla which we did not find but we did dine in a little restaurant owned by 2 doctors who ran it in the evening. We ... read more