The only bad part about this leg of the trip was getting there. We thought the bus took about three hours, but somehow it ended up taking almost eight! Once we´d been on the bus for four or five hours and stopped in countless tiny towns, we looked at the tickets which did in fact state that the journey was a long one. Not sure how we got the timing so wrong, but luckily we managed to buy some fresh, warm bread during one of the three bus changes we had to make along the way and didn´t starve.
The night we (finally) arrived, there was a big festival to celebrate the first day of spring. The main event was a parade around the Central Plaza, full of well-lit floats made by local school groups. They had to go one at a time because they all needed to share one electrical source.
One of the things that was great about it was the weather. It was so nice to finally be somewhere sunny and warm (the way Salta was supposed to be). The wine--and wine flavored ice cream!--helped as well.
Torrontés and Cabernet (It was good for about a minute, then just kind of gross. Definitely something I had to try but wouldn´t eat again!)
On the side of a winery. (Wine is the healthiest and most hygenic of all the beverages.)
We rented bikes and went to visit the vineyards outside of town. Unfortunately, most of them were closed on Saturdays but there were some nice views.
We also spent half a day looking at the Quilmes Ruins about an hour outside of town. It was cool to be somewhere with huge cacti!
The Quilmes were an indigenous tribe who settled in the area. They fought of the Incas in the 15th century, but were ultimately unable to resist the Spaniards. The conquerers forced the surviving 2000 Quilmes to walk 1500 kilometers (about 900 miles) to a reservation outside Buenos Aires and many of them died along the way. Now the main beer of Argentina is named Quilmes.
Pottery from the ruins in the on-site museum
2 comments:
This looks like a fun and warm place to visit. The cactus are huge. I wish the festivals here were as colorful. First day of spring, I can't wait until it gets here.
Tasha:
hola amiga mia, como estas, como ha sido tu experiencia en Chile, espero que hasta el momento sea muy buena.
Estuve viendo el blog que me enviaste para conocerte, y debo decir que es muy bonito, y tçu sales muy hermosa en las fotos , aunque son muy pocas donde sales, debes colocar mas.
Por otro lado, yo estoy terminando si Dios quiere esta semana ola proxima en caso de que me quede con algun examen.
Pero seria bueno tener la oportunidad de conocernos en persona.
yo te envie mi celular y correo
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