Three weeks ago we flew to the northernmost province of Argentina, named Jujuy for a field trip and vactaion to the Andes region. The overall conclusion after hiking and touring in these BREATH-TAKING mountains: I want to return with more time. I sifted through all my photos to give you a glimpse of highlights from this long weekend up north.
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| So here I am at 12,500 feet feeling pretty dandy. We drank tea made from coca leaf to help with the altitude in the Andes. The beverage helps with oxygen capture by making the red blood cells bulge. Kinda useful! |
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| This is a handful of salt that is gathered here in Las Salinas Grandes. As far as the eye can see there were salt deposits surrounded by mountains. |
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| Some friends and I made time to throw a frisbee while we were in Las Salinas. |
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| On an afternoon hike my friends Kate, Megan, Sam and I paused for a photo overlooking this Quebrada (gorge) after climbing a steep trail. Views like this didn't help us feel like going back to the city... |
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Aside from seeing the beautiful landscape there are two things that I'd be amiss if I left out. Number one, llama tastes delicious! And two, I love the music from the Andes region with flute, drums and guitar - I danced the folkloric chacarera again while here when we went to a bar and had a blast. For someone who might not have time to learn the subtleties of tango - chacarera is a variety of line dancing that for some reason is just PLAIN FUN. I'm going back to these mountains. Period.
YOU ATE A LLAMA???
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