A Gaucho farm near Salta. Salta - Sucre Journey

Compadres,

I have two quick questions.

Firstly, me and my friends are looking for a Gaucho farm near Salta to spend a couple of days. Is there anywhere that you can recommend?

Secondly, we are then planning on heading up to Bolivia, we are skipping Uyuni and the salt flats and will probably head straight to Sucre.
Can anyone tell me how easy this journey is, how long it takes, state of the roads etc....?
And, whether i am going to be ignorantly missing some wonderful place on route (i.e. is there anywhere i should be stopping off?)

Gracias por su ayuda
Zedda

Salta to La Quiaca is paved and takes 7-8hrs. Take a night bus and you can be across the border nice and early. This route passes the Quebrada de Huamahuaca which is beautiful, you could easily spend a few days in the area. From Villazon (the Bolivian side of the border) to Potosi is a similar length of time (though road unpaved), plenty of buses, money changing at Villazon not a problem. Potosi is a beautiful old colonial town with plenty of history and you can do mine visits if you fancy. Loads of buses or collectivo taxis from Potosi to Sucre (3-4 hours, paved). Usual stopover would be Tupiza, 2 hours from the border, nice little town with great scenery for walking and horse riding nearby (not sure about farms though, havent heard of any, and no ATM as yet). Main reason to stop here would be to start the 4 day jeep trips that go through to Uyuni via the SW circuit and Salar, one of the most spectacular trips you can do in S America. Regular buses from Uyuni to Potosi.

Zedda, no se si ya habrás realizado tu viaje, pero por las dudas te mando un link a una página de una empresa que realiza cabalgatas en Salta, y ellos conocen mucha gente, como para ponerte en contacto con alguna estancia para que encuentres lo que estás buscando.
www.suripintado.com</a><BR>Zedda, I don´t know if yo have already done your trip, but just in case I send you a link to the page of a company that makes horse riding trips in Salta, they know a lot of people, and can put you in contact with a gauchjo farm so you find what you are looking for