Last week in Buenos Aires 2005

August 31st.

We have a white house, they have The Pink House.

It is my last day in Argentina. Tonight I fly home, and back to regular life.

Fútbol!

August 24th.
 

Buenos Aires Boca Juniors vs Colombia´s Once Caldas. Boca takes their revenge by easily winning 3-1. I am not sure what the barbed wire fence is for!??

Cachi

August 18th

Day trip to elevated town of Cachi. One block wide, so basically just a nice shady plaza and a large old cemetery on the outskirts. Nice ride switch backing above one of the regions Calchaquíe valleys and through a high plateau.

Tomorrow one last overnight bus and a quick flight to Buenos Aires.

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Northern Argentina

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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Last day in Mendoza

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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Mendoza

August 12th - 16th

The many tree lined streets of Mendoza. Great small city, just east of the Andes.

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Leaving Las Leñas

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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