August 17th - 19th
One last town to see in the far north. Almost the same latitude as Chilean Atacama desert and not that far. I feel as though I have taken the long way around since I could have easily come here back in July. City of Salta, with many markets and one grand plaza.
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August 16th
More pictures... Open gutters on every street. They make for potential hazards during the walk home after a night out.
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August 12th - 16th
The many tree lined streets of Mendoza. Great small city, just east of the Andes.
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August 5th - 11th
Well this is certainly the best area in South America. Long steeps, best snow, endless backcountry opportunities. Fully isolated resort surrounded by the mountains. Still everything moves slow, long nights for everyone has the lifts open in stages throughout the morning. Truly on Argentinean time.
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August 6th
Big mountain, mucha nieve. At least 250cm of fresh. Still we wait for top to be cleared...
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August 1st
Small batch wine maker CarinaE just outside of Mendoza, which is Argentina's wine capital. Mostly malbecs all fed off the snow melt from the Andes.
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July 31st
After 3 days straight of heavy rains in town, now heading north to Mendoza. 19 hours via bus. Will wait out a big storm and then backtrack to Las Leñas ski resort.
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