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RE: Any interesting stops between Salta -> Mendoza?

by Foolish 24 May 2012

I just wanted to say that I'm back from my travel, and it was AMAZING. I ended up flying to Salta from Buenos Aires (after visiting Urugu…
RE: La Paz, Bolivia to Iguazu, Argentina

by lucapal 17 May 2012

#2 Why does the OP have to go to BA ? There are plenty of buses that go across the north of Argentina(from Salta) without going down…
RE: Any interesting stops between Salta -> Mendoza?

by Standanista 26 April 2012

I've done the route on #6 and it's good. Personally I'd leave out Tucumán other than as a place to change buses, get my +mate+ flask…
RE: Cumbia musica

by NorthAmerican 22 April 2012

San Justo, barbi? Really? One of my cousins lived in San Justo. When I was in Argentina with my mother we had dinner at her house. I…
RE: I feel queasy

by NorthAmerican 04 April 2012

I do have a problem with heights, even when watching something like this on a screen, but I managed to get through almost two minutes…
RE: 1 month in Peru-Bolivia-Chile-Argentine

by Tryfan 31 March 2012

There are very nice wineries in Cayafate, near Salta and they are all more closely located than around Mendoza. It just seems to be eating…
Travelling

by Cleghorn 28 February 2012

I haven't been for four years - everything was fine last time, but I wondered how it is now - plan is to go to Montevideo, then Santa…
RE: Bus Travel from Buenos Aires to Cordoba

by NorthAmerican 27 February 2012

How reliable is bus travel? On various trips to Argentina, I traveled by bus from Buenos Aires to Catamarca, from Catamarca to Mendoza,…
RE: Week trip - San Miguel de Tucuman to Salta loop

by alanymarce 20 February 2012

Some reactions and comments, based largely on a recent trip through all of this area (and some prior experience principally around Salta,…
Re: Route through Argentina to Peru

by jkbc 09 February 2012

There's not much wild countryside anywhere near Buenos Aires, so avoid that for starters. It's a huge city and all the highways that radiate…
RE: 5-week itinerary in north Argentina

by NorthAmerican 14 January 2012

On my trip from Iguazú to Tucumán I changed buses not at Corrientes but at Resistencia, on the other side of the river. I suppose it must…
RE: 5-week itinerary in north Argentina

by NorthAmerican 13 January 2012

I think that you might have allotted too many days to Tafí del Valle, which I tend to think of as a weekend retreat from Tucumán, but…
RE: 3 weeks Buenos Aires to Lima

by alexs1 29 December 2011

I did most of the same route last year - La Paz to Buenos Aires stopping in Uyuni for the Salar/southwest circuit, Tupiza, Tilcara, Salta,…
RE: BA to Iguazu & Mendoza to Salta via bus

by NorthAmerican 04 December 2011

Because I had the time, I searched for images of some of the places I described between Mendoza and Salta. In Catamarca, the [Cathedral|h…
RE: BA to Iguazu & Mendoza to Salta via bus

by NorthAmerican 04 December 2011

About hopping off and hopping on, I suspect that you might have to buy separate tickets: one to the place where you want to explore for…
RE: Petrol price in Argentina

by delg 30 November 2011

Nafta Super was always 6.something per litre in the North (Salta / Jujuy / Tucuman) 2 weeks ago...
RE: What do you think about my itinerary?

by gonago 22 November 2011

Thanks for the input everyone! I cut Tucuman out of the picture and will probably spend more days around Salta and JuJuy. Interesting…
RE: Topografic maps

by iviehoff 21 November 2011

You can get good topographic maps of Bolivia from the national mapping agency. I have quite a few at 1:250 000, though I believe there…
RE: What do you think about my itinerary?

by Standanista 21 November 2011

Yes and no re Salta, in my opinion. Definitely stay in Cafayate, but stay in the city of Salta too. More time in Mendoza, less in northern…
RE: What's the most challenging road trip you've taken so far?

by NorthAmerican 09 October 2011

>I guess the trip I took where I totalled my car in Mexico would be the most challenging Yeah, I'd give you ten points for that. The…
RE: What's the most challenging road trip you've taken so far?

by NorthAmerican 09 October 2011

I'm terrified of heights, and even though it's not at a particularly high altitude, the [Cuesta del Portezuelo|http://www.fotonat.org/data/m…
RE: Travel Photos

by NorthAmerican 25 September 2011

Here are some of mine, from ancient history to "seems like yesterday": [Paris half a lifetime ago|http://www.flickr.com/photos/20913900@N…
Re: 2 weeks argentina

by jrinba 10 August 2011

The latter makes more sense to me. Start in Chile and work your way across and up, maybe tucking down into the Argentinean side of Patagonia…
Re: getting to ischigualasto

by wladiolo 09 August 2011

Hi all! In august I will be in Argentina. After Jujuy and Salta, I will be in Cafayate and then I want to go to Ischigualasto. Here is…
RE: Tour of Northern Argentina in December

by PhotoYogini 04 August 2011

Completely agree with reply #1 -- I would cut Cordoba or Tucumán. Now that I see your revised itinerary I would definitely choose Mendoza…