Northwestern Argentina Bicycle Tour, Day:
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Bicycle Adventure #65
Argentina: Day 1
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Argentina Bicycle Tour of Northwest Provinces
September, 2016
-- Itinerary --
Arrive at Salta, Argentina (via Houston, Texas and Buenos Aires)
Bike Tour the Northwest Provinces of Salta, Jujuy & Tucumán:
Visit Salta, Cloud Forest, Jujuy, Purmamarca, Cuesta de Lipan (4170m),
Salina Grande (Salt Flats), Salta la Linda, Dique Cabra Corral, Cafayate,
Quilmes, Amaichá, Infernillo Pass (3042m), Tafí del Valle, Tucman
Depart via Tucumán Aeroporte to Lima, Peru
Day 1, Salta, Argentina
Construct Bike and Visit City
First, We Packed the Tandem Bicycle for Airplane Travel out of Colorado, USA
Next, We Unpacked and Assembled the Tandem Bicycle
In our Hotel's Courtyard in Salta, Argentina
We Visited the Local Area of Salta, Argentina
Above: We found a nice little restaurant two blocks from our hotel.
Above Left: Bike Friendly and a Plaza across the street.
Above Right: About 15 Pesos per 1 US Dollar.
Above Left: Our first Argentina meal.
Above Right: Our Tour Booking Agent, Anna (on the left, Terry on the right) dropped in to visit, she had no trouble finding us.
We had a pleasant conversation and we got a warning that car ownership is new to many Argentines and that in the city drivers of any car feel a superior right of way over pedestrians and cyclists.
Above Left: Our view of the Plaza across the street, we will visit.
Above Right: Coffee types for sale at our restaurant.
The Plaza and a Walk About
Above: This tree (in the Plaza) is not native to the area and comes from southern Argentina.
Above Left: A Lapacho Tree and Native Art.
Above Right: The Lapacho Tree blooms in the Spring (our Fall is their Spring, we're south of the equator). Lapacho Tree's color can be Yellow, Light Blue to Purple, and Light Pink to Red.
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