Salta La Linda

Salta Talent Show Participants

Pool and Late Model Car at Hostel
A Park in Salta - Imagine the Liability Issues
A Colonial Church

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Cerrillos to Salta

We got up early (before it was too hot), had breakfast and got on the road. The hostel had both a pool and wading pool that were signs of earlier glory days - as the photo shows, the pool area has achieved auto junkyard status.

The traffic was lighter and the roads better on Sunday morning. We made it to the city and into Centro in fairly good time. Arriving at the principal square, we stopped for a drink, a licuado (a blender drink with juice and fruit and ice), and planned our next foray.

Next to the square, we found a hotel, Colonial Hotel and got settled in. After getting changed, we headed to the bus station and arranged premiere class tickets for Tuesday's trip to Buenos Aires. We saw the unique playground equipment on our way to the station. On the way back, we registered for a day tour to northern Argentina on Monday.

We spent the rest of the day sightseeing. The beautiful church shown above is an example of the colonial architecture of Salta. It is called Salta La Linda(Salta the Beautiful) for good reasons. In the evening, we had a digustingly good ice cream and watched an outdoor talent show that featured traditional dancers and singers including these young gauchos. One group appeared to be doing a form of break dancing but wore bells on their pant legs that accompanied their dance.

Tomorrow's trip begins at 6:45 AM.