Jachal to Cafayate - Heading north in the Andes

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June 13th 2008

Published: June 14th 2008

Well it seems a long time since we wrote and so long away...we have done so much since..and the internet connection is sooooooo slow over here so its quite a slog to update this...but here goes. I think it was 4 months ago we last wrote in Jachal !!. This town is on Ruta 40, a 4500 kilometre road stretching the length of West Argentina from The tip of patagonia and up to the Altiplano of the Bor... Read Full Entry

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looking down to Tucuman valley

down the different climate zones through the jungle..

wow

best lunch stop EVER!

breathiosa

down to conception

yeah i wouldnt like to come up this way...although i did advise some Aussies to come this way..im sure the view was worth it for them

rd to tafi..starting to get touristy

lots of Andean hats, jumpers, llama stuff rugs for sale and irresistable!! everyone has them on!

the end of the world!

the view from here looked down (and i mean down!!) the valley from where we came ..a serious drop..but you could see our road above us just as high!

Breakfast at Tafi De Valle

Youth Hostel

horsing before the pains started

good fun though..

Barbeque

Chef pete Slaving at the cooker and Janey scaring Jenny with Chagas storys or was it Tetanus!!! cheers guys!!

Pachamama

Quilmes

more impressive than Shincal....but a tad touristy

llama

the obligitory llama shots...dont worry though im going to put some more on later ..these were a bit domesticated and not at all shy

10th July 2008

tarzan
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you like coffees? coffee this coffee that!!! ian you look like you are going to snap! the pictures look ace. made any more south american firends? any pictures of them? im in devonshire! its rain rain rain though!!!!! Hope your ok jen after your crash. love tara xxx

19th July 2008

Annetony
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The views and road look fancactusio and make us want to be with you there - how can anybody be a grey old git when there's two millennium plants around? Oguz took a cactus leaf in Turkey, opened it up and we ate the middle - very refreshing, but as we were swimming in the turquiose sea, he spent the rest of the afternoon trying to get the prickles out of his fingers! Casimiro sounds like a Gordon Urquart from Local Hero. Jenny on horseback looks like a Sancho Panza! Missing you, love you both and take care. xx.

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