Cachi Cemetery

Cemeteries in the Calchaquies Valley are often located higher up from the towns. The idea, according to a local guide we spoke to in Cachi, is that the final resting places are closer to God.

Salta the Beautiful

October 29th 2007
Twenty hours after leaving Asuncion we finally arrived at our next destination, Salta, in North-West Argentina. This was the longest bus journey of our trip so far and we were a little unfortunate in that neither of the buses we took had "cama" facilities: I'm not sure such a thing exists in Paraguay, whilst the only bus with spaces from Resistencia to Salta was semi-cama. It might not seem that b ... read more

South America » Argentina » Salta

Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more

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