Blogs from Cafayate, Salta, Argentina, South America - page 6

Cafayate is a small colourful town located in the Valles Calchaquíes in the province of Salta, This place is definitely worth a visit. We took a trip into the mountainous area of Cafayate called Quebrada de Cafayate and here we were met with Cannons and the most colourful mountains ever. The mountains were shades of red, yellow, green and sometimes grey (iron, sulphur minerals produce the colours). We spent an entire day just wandering through these mountainous areas. The ground all around you in this small town is covered in sand, this was due to Cafayate being under sea level at one stage and all the sand remained. The town is quite small but have a lot of activities to offer, so when quad biking came up we did not even hesitate. The trip took us ... read more

Søndag d. 13 Juli: Tur sydpå til Cafayatte Sundhedstilstand: Inger er stoppet i næsen men siger at hun ellers er ok. Per er snottet og har ondt i i Hals og hovede. Fernet Brancha hjælper noget. Tidlig morgenmad kl 6.30 Sightseeingbussen henter os klokken 7 vi skal til Cafayatte for at se på flotte klippeformationer og prøvsmage højlandsvin. Den første time er ren transport, derefter begynder landskabet at blive interessant. Cafayatte kløften bliver stejlere og stejlere. Kaktusserne vokser overalt på klippesiderne (ligesom juletræerne gør det i Norge). Vi kommer forbi en uddød landsby. Tidligere endte jernbanen mod Cafayatte her og varerne måtte transporteres videre med hest og vogn. Nu er jernbanen nedlagt. Vind og vand har lavet nogle flotte formationer, der har fået sigende navne som Gagandas del Diablo (Djævlens Vandfald) og Amphiteatret. Begge steder har ... read more

Blog time everybody. And we´ll begin with a confession. It is 3 weeks since our last blog and we have sinned oh so many times. The main one being that we´re about a month behind. We´re in Brazil right now and have just spent a week chilling on the beach...so all that follows is what´s happened in between. So after Mendoza, which for the record we found a wee bit dull....well ok, there was nothing wrong with the place, but it really wasn´t anything to write home about....so we headed to Tafi de Valle, which does absolutely sound like somewhere in Snowdonia. In Tafi we found that we were the only gringos in town - perfect! A great chance to practice our Spanglish and as a result enjoy the pleasure of seeing a dish arrive at ... read more

Hi there people. If been having so much fun of late that i´ve been a bit lazy on the oul blog!....Went to Salta in the north of argentina, did a tour of the surrounding area which has all of the cool rock formations in the pictures shown. Then i headed to the desert in Chile to a the town of San Pedro de Atacama. This place is extremely cool, as there are loads of things to do in the surrounding area. Its bloody hot too, although its close to freezing at night. I met up with some dutch people and an english girl, we all got a hostel together. The dutch fella is over 6ft, bald,and speaks with a scottish accent.....he´s good craic though!.... In san pedro we went to see geysers at sunrise(early out of ... read more

Hola again all, barely have you had time to take in and enjoy my Iguazu blog and I lumber upon you all the details of our next adventure. Hope you have the stomach. From Puerto Iguazu we endured yet another 24 hour bus journey (my concept of distances will be massively altered by the time I get back), and arrived in Salta, Northern Argentina, a burgeoning attraction for travellers and tourists alike for its natural landscapes, vineyards, architecture, and opportunities to take road trips scattered with incredible views. First impressions of Inti Huasi, to be our hostel for a over at week, were excellent, as resident legend Victor greeted me with a freshly made brew: this was to become a pattern throughout our stay, during which we have been treated mildly like Kings. As in Northern ... read more