Northwestern Argentina Bicycle Tour, Day:
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Side Trip: Peru Bucket List Adventures
Argentina: Day 2
Pictures and Stories about Bicycle Adventures
Argentina Bicycle Tour of
Northwest Provinces
September, 2016
A Guided Walk About Salta City by Gabby (Gabriela)
Above Left: Yellow Lapacho Tree.
Above Right: Former home, now a downtown business and restaurant.
Above Left: Argentine Coffee (the thick coffee ground mash is boiled with water and the insulated metal straw has a strainer).
Above Right: Lapacho Tree.
Catedral Basilica de Salta
(Currently Celebrating Oración del Peregrino / Prayer of the Pilgrim)
Above: Catedral Basilica de Salta - In three days at least a hundred thousand people will march in organized troops and platoons (some in bicycle pelotons) to the cathedral to give thanks and make personal family requests in prayer.
Above Left: There is a lot of Male-Female Duality (Reddish flowers for Jesus, White and Pinkish flowers for Mary).
Above Right: Mind bending floor tiles. When I (Dennis) stopped to take a picture of the church's entryway, Gabby stated that she often stared at the floor in wonder as a little girl.
Above Left: Catedral Reflection.
Above Right: The Flag of the Province of Salta.
Above Left: Shades of Seville (pun).
Above Right: Plaza of 9 July (Independence Day).
A Walk to Iglesia de San Fransisco
Above Left: Iglesia de San Fransisco. The Iglesia de San Fransisco is attached to the back of the Convent of St Bernard which is closed to the public.
In a few days, the cloak of the clock tower will come down, we have a picture.
Above Right: The curtain is Carved Stone!
Above: The only statue that I know of that displays a Pregnant [Virgin] Mary.
Above: The 3D effect is painted, everything is actually flat.
Above: A view from the Nave.
Above: Inside the Iglesia de San Fransisco are a couple statues of St Roque.
Saint Roque is patron saint of dogs and falsely accused people. There are few unowned dogs that lay about the plazas, no one bothers the dogs and the dogs do not bother people.
San Roque (Rroku, Rochus, Ròc, Roc, Rocco, Roch, Rokku, Roque, Roko, Rókus, Rokas; of French birth; celebrated 15/16 August) is a patron saint of dogs and falsely accused people, among other things. Even his birth is a miracle (born to a barren lady, late in life), he tended to ill and sick people often using the sign of the cross to miraculously heal people. He attended to plague victims and eventually contracted a plague sore on his thigh [which is often depicted in pictures and statues]. He was banished from town, he lived in the woods, he was dying when a dog of a wealthy nobleman brought him a loaf of bread. The false accusation is another long story. - Source Wikipedia
Above Left: This plaza closest to Iglesia de San Fransisco.
Above Right: An unowned Dog on the local plaza lies in safety and contentment.
Above Left: A street is named for the nearby church. We liked the old tile artwork.
Above Right: A covered portico reveals its old architecture.
Above Left: We went to this restaurant for a quick Empanada lunch snack.
Above Right: We drank this local brew while we waited.
Above Left: This is what came almost an hour later (bad service).
Above Right: These were the indigenous symbols added to the church's crown. The bird is a Condor.
Later that Night, Dinner on the Balcarce Paseo (Plaza)
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![The only statue that I know of that displays a Pregnant [Virgin] Mary.](Argentina/2016-09-08 024.JPG "The only statue that I know of that displays a Pregnant [Virgin] Mary.")
![The only statue that I know of that displays a Pregnant [Virgin] Mary.](Argentina/2016-09-08 026.JPG "The only statue that I know of that displays a Pregnant [Virgin] Mary.")
