Life is ticking along quite nicely, I´ve been trawling up the north-west of Argentina, from Tucuman where I blogged last, to the small town of Cafayate and the last couple of days have been spent in Salta.
In Cafayate, I rented a bike and rode around the countryside, trying and failing to find a waterfall. The area is beautiful, with the outskirts of the Andean range full of multicoloured rocks, cactus and waterfalls. It´s hot though and the bike was a devil to ride at times. Cafayate is surrounded by wineries and the wine is delicious.
Salta is a beautiful city, a capital for the region with great buildings and the usual splattering of parks and plazas. Argentinian cities are among the greenest I have visited. They also have a very interesting museum here dedicated to three child mummies found buried in a dorment volcano by the Incas, whose empire just about stretched this far east. The children were sacrificed and one of the mummies is on display. I have been staying in something of a party hostel and the couple of days here have been more dedicated to having fun than anything too serious.
Incidentally, one thing I have noticed, is all the children in this part of Argentina wear long white coats to school - they look like little doctors wandering around.
Anyway, I´m off to Corrientes in a few hours, for one night, then it´s up to Iguazu.
In Cafayate, I rented a bike and rode around the countryside, trying and failing to find a waterfall. The area is beautiful, with the outskirts of the Andean range full of multicoloured rocks, cactus and waterfalls. It´s hot though and the bike was a devil to ride at times. Cafayate is surrounded by wineries and the wine is delicious.
Salta is a beautiful city, a capital for the region with great buildings and the usual splattering of parks and plazas. Argentinian cities are among the greenest I have visited. They also have a very interesting museum here dedicated to three child mummies found buried in a dorment volcano by the Incas, whose empire just about stretched this far east. The children were sacrificed and one of the mummies is on display. I have been staying in something of a party hostel and the couple of days here have been more dedicated to having fun than anything too serious.
Incidentally, one thing I have noticed, is all the children in this part of Argentina wear long white coats to school - they look like little doctors wandering around.
Anyway, I´m off to Corrientes in a few hours, for one night, then it´s up to Iguazu.
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