I had to go to Argentina for a conference, to present the research I had done on seahorses while in Brazil. Since I had used all my Fulbright travel money, I had to pay on my own to go to the conference and get to Argentina. Because I was paying my own way I decided I might as well travel and see a bit of Argentina as well. The cheapest way to get to Argentina from Northeast Brazil turned out to be flying to Iguassu Falls and then crossing into Argentina by border. I had an old friend traveling with me - so my crazy adventures this time involved a co-conspirator!
After flying to the Falls, we spent two days being amazed by the water. Did I mention my friend is a photographer and wanted to take pictures at the times of day when the "light" was the most interesting. Which meant up super early for sunrise and out late for sunset. But it was beautiful and well-worth it as you can see.
Then we traveled by plane to Salta, northwest Argentina. Had we gone by bus, it would have taken 3-days for us to get there. Thank goodness for airplanes! And that gives you an idea of just how big Argentina really is. Salta is in a rainshadow and is very dry but also right near the Andes. The combination of desert and mountains was inspiring and we got in a beautiful white water rafting trip here!
Ready to go! Yeah baby! White water rafting! OH did I mention the water was freezing!!! yes even during the Argentinian summer time! brr!!
Another awesome highlight from Salta was finding an amazing restaurant and trying the local wine, torrones, which turned out to be amazing. We spent many hours while-ing away the time over a scrabble board with a nice bottle of wine.
Salta and Iguassu Falls were an awesome way to start off my trip to Argentina. Next we traveled to winen country....check out the next blog for more on that adventure!
After flying to the Falls, we spent two days being amazed by the water. Did I mention my friend is a photographer and wanted to take pictures at the times of day when the "light" was the most interesting. Which meant up super early for sunrise and out late for sunset. But it was beautiful and well-worth it as you can see.
Then we traveled by plane to Salta, northwest Argentina. Had we gone by bus, it would have taken 3-days for us to get there. Thank goodness for airplanes! And that gives you an idea of just how big Argentina really is. Salta is in a rainshadow and is very dry but also right near the Andes. The combination of desert and mountains was inspiring and we got in a beautiful white water rafting trip here!
Salta and Iguassu Falls were an awesome way to start off my trip to Argentina. Next we traveled to winen country....check out the next blog for more on that adventure!
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