Travelblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
I went to Cachi a small town west of salta for a couple of days to do some hiking. I stopped on my way at parque nacional cardones cardones are a type of cactus that covers much of the land around here. the park only had 4 km of trail so just left the trail and explored on my own. It was intense cause I was hiking at at least 10000 feet the whole time and fog would roll in quickly and I co
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
Salta is by far my favorite city so far. Incredible colonial architecture backdropped by insane mountain landscapes. I met a friend from luxenburge and another guy from Buenos aires in Salta and the guy from buenos aires has a car so we drove today to cafayate 3 hours south of salta. the drive was so beautiful. the road winds through the dessert mountains and the mountains are...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008
Hey allWe had lots of fun in Salta despite the camping Our campsite was pretty poor squat toilets and a family living in the shower blocks There ground was full of rocks too not the most comfortable nights sleep We were pretty impressed with Argentina however the change was evident as soon as we went over the border better infrastructrure tarmac roads better houses billboards eve
Interesting Spot on the Maps (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
View Larger Map The Tren de las Nubes or Tren a las Nubes (Train of/to the Clouds) is a train service in Salta Province of Argentina, that connects the Argentine Northwest with the border with Chile in the Andes mountain range, over 4,220 metres (13,850 ft) metres above mean sea level, the third highest railway in the world. Originally built for economic and social reasons, it is now of primarily...
Reporters sans frontières (Free subscription) | yesterday
Reporters Without Borders expressed concern today for press freedom in northwestern Argentina after recent threats and censorship efforts, including some criminal acts. They showed the serious problems of journalists there who chose to speak freely, especially about local authorities, it said.“Despite generally satisfactory press freedom in Argentina, many local media in La Rioja and Salta provinces...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Next stop after the desert was San Pedro de Atacama a small colonial town in Chile not far from the boarder. This route seemed like the obvious way to get to Salta Argentina which is where I was keen to spend some time on recommendation of friends. Had I known what it would entail I might have thought twice and travelled the extra ten hours back to Uyuni and caught the trainDoes anything actua...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
Arriving in Salta around midnight the night air is warm and heavy and Im happy that the 300 or so kms south weve travelled from Tupiza have made such a difference. Our taxi takes us through the litup city park San Martin and Im reminded of Clapham Old Town and Common. The next morning we walk through the park and it is similar to the common but with scores of jacaranda trees...their bright li...
Argentina's Travel Blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
... Bodegas del Desierto, Weinert, Estancia Mendoza, Nómade, Misterio, among others, and Colomé from Salta, Xumec from San Juan, and Familia Schroeder from Neuquen. The tour will take places between El Salvador and Honduras on Malabia Street from 7-10pm. To imbibe, wine tourists must purchase an Italian crystal glass for 45 pesos and unlimited tastings. Thanks for this photo, Wendy. Via: My...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
Just thought Id show the great look I am sporting here in this photo taken at the top of the mountain overlooking Salta.It was after doing a good 24 hours plus from Boliva on buses and having absolutely no more clean clothes apart from the ones I had in the shot.Note the classic honkey tourist positioning with arms and legs dead straight. Also take note of the amazing sock lines in this little...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
... partly so this time we could enjoy the view of the valley while descending the winding roads into Salta.
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008
... McAllister Departments Editorial: Controlled Chaos by Sheila Wiliams Reflections: Hic Rhodus, Hic Salta by Robert Silverberg On The Net: Hear Now by James Patrick Kelly On Books by Paul Di Filippo Twenty-third Annual Readers' Award 2008 Index The SF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss A sneak peek at next issue.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
... copies of his Clandestino album, plays free concerts for impoverished fans. He wrote the song Salta Maradona for his band Mano Negra on his first visit to Naples, but he composed another tribute to the footballer when he became involved in the Kusturica film. La Vida Es Una Tombola (life is a lottery) appeared on Chao's most recent album La Radiolina."This time I came back to Naples to meet...
yumsugar (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Last week I went to an Argentine wine tasting where I tried Colomé's 2008 Torrontés ( $10.87 ). One of Argentina's most popular white grapes, the Torrontés grape was originally from Spain. Generally speaking Torrontés are similar to a Muscat or Gewürtztraminer. From the Salta region of Argentina, the Bodega Colomé estate is one of the world's highest (over 7,500 feet) vineyards. Their Torrontés...
TRAVEL BLOG (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Tren de las Nubes, running from the city of Salta - capital of Salta province - in 's NW to the border with Its highest point is located at La Polvorilla viaduct, a remarkable engineering achievement - both a curve and a slope at the same time - 224 meters long and 63 meters high, at an altitude of 13,779 feet (4,230 meters) above sea level.
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
So after landing in Argentina we have raced across the northern aspect to the border of Brazil to see the Iguazu Falls on the Argentina side first tomorrow we hit Brazil and then to meet Kiran in Rio.Basically since hitting Argentina we have sat around in nice central plazas sipping coffee and having tasty snacks during the day and meandering around the cities of Salta and Tucuman. At night...
