Our original route had us leaving Mendoza and heading to Buenos Aires. However at the last minute Sue started talking about Bolivia. The Salt flats of Bolivia are supposed to be amazing (and cheap), so we changed course and headed to the Northern Argentine town of Salta. After weighing our options we decided cramming another country into our rushed South American tour would be too much.
Instead we rented a Volkswagon Gol (not a typo, it's a Gol, not a Golf) to drive the famed three day, 550km remote circuit of Salta-Cachi-Cafayate-Salta. We were not disappointed by the amazing rock formations and colorful landscapes .
The freedom of having a car for the first time since we left the US was remarkable. Having the ability to set our own itinerary, explore (we only had to ask for directions once) being able to stop every few minutes for pictures, and still having our belongings locked safely away made life delightfully simple.
Main Square in Salta
View from the cable car over town.
Belated B-day dinner for Graham. Argentine steak and wine, total cost $35 US.
Church around the conner from our hostel lit up at night.
Day 1 of driving was through lush valleys along a river.
Occasionally the Gol had to ford some small streams running across the road. You're looking at the road in the foreground.....
The view from the top of a 10,000 ft pass and the road we came up on.
Plateaus and mountains just before Cachi.
The roads of Cachi, a village in the middle of no where Argentina.
The view out of our hostel door in Cachi.
A vineyard with a dramatic rock backdrop.
Our trusty two door Gol.
The rugged road.
A quick road side climb.
Sue practicing her cartwheels.
Sue discovered some fancy features on her camera.
This canyon was formed by a 5 million year old waterfall.
More to come from Iguazu falls on the boader of Brazil.
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