Blogs from Salta, Salta, Argentina, South America - page 22

Greetings from Argentina....Ive seen a lot of places since the last blog so I shall start from Salta, our first stop in Northern Argentina. Wow, I really did love Salta. A perfect place to start off in and I was quite upset to leave. Not too big and not too small with a pretty plaza with bundles of al fresco dining and music on the streets. We spent a few days here chilling out and wandering around getting ourselves used to be being back in civilization...traffic lights, paved roads, proper shops and normal flushing toilets with no buckets required, what a treat!. In Salta, we visited an archaelogical museum which is famous for its 500 year old mummified inca child which is on display. A little bit creepy for me, but still, it was amazing how ... read more

Nous sommes maintenant dans le nord-ouest andin de l´Argentine, peuple de villes pleines d´effervescence comme de petits villages isoles. Les paysages sont comme nulle part ailleurs.... read more

Det er mandag, og museene er stengt, sa Juan Luis den første morgenen i Salta, det beste vi kan gjøre er å ta el teleferico til Cerro San Bernando. San Bernando, på 1450 meter, er utkikkspunktet over Salta. Ikke akkurat ruvende, men du får et blikk over byen på rundt 470.000 innbyggere. Det er vakre grønnfarger rundt byen, men ikke penere enn andre steder i Argentina, andre land jeg har vært, eller hjemme. Når klokka ble 14:00 og temperaturen begynte å nærme seg et klimaks rundt 43 grader, mente Juan Luis det var på tide med mat og vin. Han hadde også en forkjærlighet for Lomo completa, så vi bestilte Lomo x2 og en 2006 Bodega Nanni Merlot fra Valle de Cafayate. Nanni er bra. Selv mener Nanni at deres Syrah er best. De produserer også ... read more

After a 26 hour bus ride from Iguazu we finally arrived in salta in the north of argentina. The town was beautiful with amazing markets and a great night life. It´s famous for the surrounding 7colour mointains as well as many inca ruins. Great place great people good memorys.... read more

Day 626 (15.12.08) After an excellent breakfast we decided to head out together with Tess and Haydn to explore Salta. Immediately on our arrival we'd felt the difference between here and Bolivia with a far more developed and prosperous feel to the city yet the streets were still teeming with cars and the hustle and bustle of South America was still very apparent. We planned to explore the area around the city so after trawling a few car rental companies and booking ourselves a vehicle for the next couple of days we made our way towards the central plaza passing some very bright and ornately decorated churches as we walked. The plaza, lined on all sides with beautiful buildings, was very pretty and, we felt, the perfect spot for a light refreshment. As we sat under ... read more