Travels in Argentina - Quebrada de las Conchas

In order to get to Mendoza, the final stop on the trip, we went back up to Salta, as neither of us could stomach the idea of eight hours on the crappy bus back to Tucumán. And we decided that the best way to get there was by taking a tour through the "Canyon of the Conch Shells", the one thing everyone we met in the town was insisting we see.

The tour consisted of us, an Argentine couple from Córdoba, a German guy, and a French guy, as well as our guide, who it turned out had only been giving tours for about a month. There were about five stops along the way where we all got out of the van, hiked around, and took photos.







Tiny cacti



And even tinier ones









This kind of plant has chlorophyl in it´s branches and only has tiny leaves for a few weeks during the rainiest time of the year









At the end of the tour, the van dropped us off on the side of the road to take a bus to Salta. It sounded a little sketchy but luckily, the driver waited until it arrived and we saw other people waiting to. When we finally made it to Salta after over three hours on a dark and windy road, we found out that we missed the last bus to Mendoza by at least two hours. So we had to spend another unexpected night there.

But at least it gave me the opportunity to take some photos I´d missed leaving town the first time. (Taken from the bus window while leaving the second time.)

Another strange statue



Every province has its own beer