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Back after 18 years

We grabbed a taxi from outside the hostal after breakfast at 0745 and got to the airport after 0800. There was no queue at Aerolineas Argentinas for the 1050 departure. Despite being on standby, we were given boarding passes straight away. We had to wait briefly before security opened. Our flight was a near new […]

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Horse riding

We were picked up after breakfast at 0900 for our half day of horse riding. It was about an hour to get to the farm house by car. Driving around old Salta’s square blocks was a bit scary. The roads were about the same size at intersections which didn’t give any hint of priority. With […]

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Well-earned lazy day

I had such a good night sleep from the combination of tiredness and being back down at decently low altitude. We had a lie in, a small light breakfast ad more lazing around before venturing out around 1100 to the town square. The archeological museum came highly recommended and it didn’t disappoint. The boy mummy […]

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Long day to Argentina

Above:  Salta Cathedral; we were happy to arrive at Salta after a night and day of travel.   We arrived into Villazon about half hour late at 0630. It was just getting light but still very cold outside. We took a taxi to the border and joined the immigration queue. It was another 20 mins or […]

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