We arrived at the border village of Argentina - Quiaca, 06 p.m.Thomas' clock showed that we were roughly 3450 meters above sea level.We didn't exactly need a clock to tell us that we were high up, it was getting really hard to breath!!six o'clock in the morning so high up, is also equivalent with ice cold!! The incas stod huddled together in groups, wearing layer upon layer of woven carpets..I've told Thomas time upon time that he has to grow "pointy elbows&...

The only thing missing when we got off the bus was tumbleweed crossing the roads.. We were in the "west", up in the mountains of Andes at 1660m.The plan was to get off, and take a new bus to Salta the same evening. But when we got off, the silence was so appealing that we decided to stay for just one night..By the way, one night became three.We found a cosy small hospedaje "Casa de husped" (look this up), driven by a very attentive "mothe...

Almost a month after our departure, we are able to leave our clothes at a laundry. With other words, this was a city we wanted to stay in for more than one day.It's actually quite sad that the weather has prevented us from doing alot of the things we wanted to do in Argentina.The houses are not build for this cold, and the lack of warm water and heating indoors makes it quite dificult to enjoy this country.Of course, if you've got warm clothes there's no problem....

Well, we decided after spending a couple of days in Puerto Iguacu to head for the Jesuits ruins in San Ignacio Mini.We took a bus early in the morning (0800) and arrived only three-four hours (mas y menos) later.. The towns (was it a town ?) main draw is the ruins which was build in the end of 1600. These ruins are decleared as a world heritage site on UNESCO's list, and are quite impressive!For the moment, there was not much else to do in this city. During the s...

We arrived at the bus station in Foz do Iguazu around 2.30 pm, three hours after scheduled.. our legs were hurting, and mildly to say also our butts!!From here we took a local bus into the city centre, app. 2 reais pp.It's quite ok to take the bus, if you're not skittish.They drive like crazy, and if having a big backpack on it not so convenient (as they tend to stack people, if needed on top of eachother). But that's some of the charm of travelling as well eh?.....