Having done our first day trip from Salta in a southerly direction to Cafayate (altitude 2000m), we had a day’s rest then followed up with a trip north to Humahuaca. This time the altitude got to 3000m which is quite high and makes climbing up steps a much slower process than normal. This trip went […]
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This is one portion of cake which we shared and it was still too much! We asked what kind of cake it was and the answer was German. Or maybe they said almond.
A 300km round trip from Salta took us to Cafayate. The tour took us to many stops along the way with some spectacular views. Much of the terrain had the look of Nevada. However, Cafayate is the centre of a high altitude wine region. It is quite a sleepy town and somewhat off the beaten
If you are of a certain age you might come up with The Mission (1986) but that probably wouldn’t be enough to win. Pointless answers are, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), Miami Vice (2006), and Moonraker (1979). To really wind up Alexander Armstrong to could try Black Panther (2018) where
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There is a hill overlooking Salta with a cable car which takes you to the top. Approx £10 return each. There is also a narrow road that you can walk or cycle up for free but I’m not sure that would be such a good idea unless the weather was colder than it was for
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On the road between Salta and Cafayate there are many interesting rock formations. The guide described the first one as The Preacher. The second one I thought he described as The Turd but it looks like a frog to me so maybe he said Toad!
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We arrived in Salta on Wednesday 18th September off the back of a problem free flight from Iguazu. From what we had read, we expected a taxi booking service to be in the terminal at Salta Airport. This was not the case. The taxi rank at Salta Airport was chaotic. Loads of people waiting, no
Stuff worth knowing if you ever plan an Iquazu trip:- Q How do you get from Buenos Aires to Puerto Iguazu?A Probably by plane. Buenos Aires has 2 airports so probably not the one you landed from Europe. There are no trains. A car drive is 16-18 hour solid with no stops. There are no
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