Thursday we arrived to Salta after a 16 hour bus drive from Mendoza!!!! We went straight to the hostel Inti Huasi, very close to the bus station.... We got a nice room and took a shower before going for lunch in the city.
We walked to Plaza 9 de Julio and had a nice lunch there.... After lunch we had a quick walk in the centre and then returned to the hostel.
Friday we had a sightseeing day. We went up to "Circuito Cumbre del Cerro San Bernardo" where you have some nice views over Salta and surroundings..... we also visited two colourful and beautiful churches.. In the evening we received our rental car so we could leave early in the morning for our tour with Sarah and Bernie. also staying in our hostel.....
6 am wake up call, at 7 we are all ready and we leave, luckely we find the road easily.... The destination is Cachi, about 160 km from Salta... 
On the way there we drove through beautiful mountain landscapes, saw a lot of Cactus and also a small market with all kind of herbs, nuts etc... and also handcraft. It was very cheap so we bought some stuff to support the local communities :-) 
After 4,5 hour we arrived to Cachi, this is a small village, with a beautiful main square.We ate lunch there and then drove up the hill to see the cemetery and a view over Cachi....
By the girl from the tourist information we were advised not to leave later than 3pm, we took her advise and left. On the way back we drove literally in the clouds as we where in a very high altitude (around 3438m). Because of this, the view was less than 1 meter so we could not drive harder than 10km per hour.... Luckely after 1 hour when we had a lower altitude it cleared up and it was easier to drive around..... By 7 pm we got back to Salta ....
As we are leaving Argentina tomorrow (Sunday 16/11) for Chile, San Pedro de Atacama, we will have our last BBQ (assado) tonight with the argentinian meat!!!! hmmmmmmmm
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Haaaaaaaaa kind,
ReplyDeleteWat een leuk verhaal weer en wat een mooie foto's!!Vooral die ene waar je met je armen wijd opstaat is erg leukkkk (je weet:daar ben ik dol op,hihihihi...;-))).
En een mooie auto-tocht gemaakt met Sarah en Bernie,ben blij,dat ik niet wist dat het op de terugweg zooooooooo mistig was,maarr....gelukkig is alles goed gegaan!!
Nu maar weer lekker verder genieten in Chili,in San Pedro de Atacama,ben benieuwd wat jullie daar allemaal weer gaan zien en beleven,maar ik lees het wel weer op het blog.
Heeeeeeel veel plezier daar,geniet er volop van,want de tijd vliegt he???
Doei-doeiiiiii,liefs en dikke kusssss....
Mam.
Olá Stefien e Carlos!
ReplyDeletejá faz mais de 50 dias que vcs estiveram conosco, e nadei dando uma olhada nas fotos de vcs na viagem pelo Brasil e Argentina, lindas fotos e boas histórias!!
Gostamos muito da vista de vcs aqui e esperamos realmente voltar a encontrá-los, a casa é vossa!!
Tenham boa viagem também agora em San Pedro e para a frente!!
Abraço,
Hans