Salta

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July 29th 2008

Published: August 3rd 2008

This is the north of Argentina and sadly our final stop before heading to the border to Bolivia. Salta is a big town that is overrun with backpackers of all sorts of shapes and sizes. It is a very nice town where you can find lots of hand made artifacts from lama woolen jumpers hats scarves gloves you name it, you can find it here on the streets or in the shops. Lots of hand made jewellery from th... Read Full Entry

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Lunch

Santa Rosa de Tastil

pre- Hispanic settlement at 2,500 meters above sea level

Quéchuan Indians

Quéchuan Indians

located on the way to Salt Flats

Quebrada del Torro

Neogene and Quaternary volcanoes dot the Puna

San Antonio de los Cobres

The road to Purmamarca

Vegetation on the mostly exposed soil of the puna consists of dwarf shrubs

Salinas Grandes

Salt flats the bricks in this picture are made from salt

Salinas Grandes

Locals sculpturing small salt figures, (lamas)

Salt Flat

Salt dug out to reveal the water the lies directly underneath it.

Salt Flat

Close up of the ground

View

This is Claire

and not an opticial illusion on the salf flats

Camelidae

This is closely related to the Llama (also the camel family)

19th August 2008

marie
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How long more in SA? You must have seen it all by now!"!!!! Off to barcelona in am. ciao

22nd September 2008

Les
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Hey!
Hi there! Just got your blog address from Mairead. Wow you've been everywhere, it's great, loving the photos! Add me to your mailing list will ya? Looks like you're having a blast :)

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