Blogs from Salta, Salta, Argentina, South America - page 5

We all made it to Salta with a sleep over in Santa Maria. This is how Howard saw it...... Thursday 14th March.Woke with a start at 7-18am as it was so late and we were supposed to be going by 8.00am for the longest ride of the tour of over 530 kms, hard miles too and over the Andes.Down to breakfast then to the bike at 7-50 and off by 8-10. Not bad I reckon.Out on the highway and quite cold. The coldest so far for a start. We were warned, and I had all the liners in.Not too far in on the ride and the mist came down. Very hard to see. This was 40 minutes of hard riding until the sun burnt it off. The hardest riding I reckon because you just couldn´t see ... read more

"Salta por Siempre" (Salta für immer) so hät mis Hostel gheisse det. En bessere Name chönt mer nämli gar nöd gee, ha mi bim erste Spaziergang dur das hübsche Städtli scho in Mr. Salta verliebt. Nach Buenos Aires wo voll isch vo Huup-Lärm, Hundegaggi verdräckte Strasse, stikigem Abgas, Hektik, Demonstratione…isch mir Salta grad idyllisch vorcho degäge! S Hostel vermissi ezt scho, s isch uu eige und voller Überraschige. Zum Bispiil hätmer immer müse ufpasse bim Zmorge ässe im Garte, das eim nöd e riifi Avocado uf de Chopf flügt, will alles vole Avocado Bäum isch det! Mir isch eini ufem Tisch glandet, wohni den grad verspise han. Mmmh so öpis feins! Es anders mal bini verschrocke, will plötzli irgend es komischs Tierli über mini Füess kroche isch..bi gnäuerem aneluege hani dänn bemerk, dases sich dadebii ume ... read more

Journée tranquille à Salta aujourd’hui, à prendre son temps et à essayer de se renseigner pour les prochaines étapes Visite du MAAM, Museo Arqueológico de Alta Montaña, un petit musée consacré principalement à la découverte de 3 momies d’enfants en 1999 sur le volcan Llullaillaco à plus de 6700m d’altitude. Une histoire fascinante mais une vision encore plus époustouflante des photos de ces momies (et dont une en ‘chair et en os’). Les Incas donnaient en sacrifice des enfants élus et les enterraient dans les hauteurs andines, ce qui fait que le corps congelait tout de suite et était maintenu intact. Rien à voir avec les bandelettes égyptiennes, ça fait froid dans le dos quand même… Pas de photo bien entendu mais pour plus d’info, lien vers site du musée au bas de ce post Le ... read more

In the 5 days we spent in the Salta / Jujuy provinces in NW argentina, we took almost 400 pictures and videos. The scenery up there is just mind blowing; we couldn´t stop taking pictures. It will be a while before I get them all uploaded with the sluggish internet around here (in Bolivia now). Needless to say I´m quite a bit behind with pictures and the blog, but it will get done eventually. Anywho... Our bus to Salta was the longest bus ride so far: 18 hours. Another bummer was there is no company that offers a super cama (seat that lays all the way flat) on that stretch. But this time we wised up and took sleeping pills which made the ride much more bearable. The bus left Mendoza at around 8pm, and got ... read more

Salta is by far the most colonial city we have visited on this trip. Whereas Buenos Aries was a large bustling city and Pt Iguazu was a small town supporting the falls, Salta has a traditional colonial feel. With its central plaza surrounded by the cathedral and government buildings, it demonstrates its Spanish heritage. It is very tourist friendly with affordable restaurants, sidewalk cafes on the plaza and museums, but does not have tourist city feel of cheap t-shirt stands. On the way to Salta, we met an Aussie couple in the Pt Iguazu airport. We had to wait a few hours for the late plane which is not uncommon for Argentina Aerolinas. We finally got to our B&B which turned out to be great find. 44 Caceros is run by Jorge and Susana who turned ... read more