Leaving Argentina...

Alicia - so following on from where Graham left off, we left Salta for Tilcara, which is known as the liveliest of the Quebrada villages. Coming into the village, it was all dry with mud-brick houses, lots of cacti and pebbled streets. An awesome town with a rustic atmosphere. We spent most of our time here in a place called LA Pena de Carlitos, eating humitas, tamales and even tried our first Llama steak During the night there was lost of live music - they are obsessed with pan flutes here. The place we stayed in, Uwa Wasi was awesome - an old authentic house built by natives using indigenous materials, right down to the locally weaved blankets on our beds - the shower was even made out of rocks!I really loved this place. These small mountain villages have such a homey feel, and its funny because I´ve neverbeen a mountain-holiday person, always opting for sun and sand, but I tink I enjoy this more. Tilcara was out of power for most of our second day there so our options were limited, but we got some cheese and wine and walked an hour to the top of ´Pucara´ - a site where some of the first Inca ruins were found. Pretty cool area with lots of cacti and a great view of the mountains, but sooo windy.
This was our last stop in Argentina before crossing the border into Bolivia...