Soon after I got back from the US, our friend Jennifer came to visit! We spent the first week showing her around Buenos Aires and hanging with one of Pete's college friends, Chad. Then we headed up to northwest Argentina for one of the most amazing trips we've ever taken. Prepare for a slew of photographs...
The races by night
Gran Bar Danzón with Chad. He literally knew all of the bartenders--at least the female ones ;)
El Obelisco
SALTA
After a 20 hour bus ride, we rented a car and promptly named him albóndiga (meatball). He was a little Chevy Corsa and I truly don't know how we made it down some of the 160km long dirt roads we travelled. We started in the city of Salta and then headed over to Cachi, stopping in Chicoana for lunch along the way. Apparently Chicoana is known for its huge population of transvestites, but we were not privy to any sightings, unfortunately.
There were musicians playing in the anfiteatro and of course my husband sat down to play with them.
the last part of the drive was through huge fields of tobacco, most of it hanging to dry in the sun
El Valle Encantado
We saw thousands of peppers drying in the sun along the sides of the road
Cachi
After spending a night in beautiful Cachi (the perfect place for my writer husband and I to escape for a few months in the future) we drove along Ruta 40, down to Cafayate, stopping in Molinos and San Carlos along the way.
We bought a gorgeous blanket from this woman, who lives along the Paseo de Artesanos
Molinos
Vineyard on the way to Cafayate
Little Albóndiga amidst the cliffs
Pete is going to write a piece on this little bar, El Almacen, in Cafayate
Quilmes
After a night in Cafayate, we got up early to see the ruins of Quilmes and had a wine tasting at one of the wineries. We then went back up to Salta for a night, one of our most gorgeous drives. As you'll see below, we saw some incredible natural rock formations.
Los Castillos (the castles)
El Sapo, a rock that looks like a toad. We kissed him, though we've already found our princes.
El anfiteatro
There were musicians playing in the anfiteatro and of course my husband sat down to play with them.
the last part of the drive was through huge fields of tobacco, most of it hanging to dry in the sunThe following day, we drove north to Purmamarca, the salt flats, and Tilcara where we spent the night. The next day consisted of a 4 hour drive back to Salta and then another 20 hour bus ride (tutto letto, david, don't worry) to BsAs. If any of you ever come to Argentina (and you should) this is truly one of the most beautiful trips you could take. The pictures just can't possibly do it justice. (catherine and karen, start prepping T and D for a couples trip)
El Cerro de Siete Colores, in Purmamarca
Las Salinas Grandes
1 comment:
i love the one you got of the salt basins... so good. ready to go back, now.
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