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Side Trip: Peru Bucket List Adventures
Argentina: Day 6
Pictures and Stories about Bicycle Adventures
Argentina Bicycle Tour of
Northwest Provinces
September, 2016
Saying Goodbye to Purmamarca
Above: Mural Art at our Hotel la Comarca de Purmamarca.
Above: Pasacana Cactus door wood. The cactus wood also acts as a natural bug barrier while letting a breeze through.
Above: The seven colored hills of Purmamarca.
Above: Goodbye Purmamarca Village Plaza!
We Visited the Iglesia San Francisco de Paula with its Famous 'Soldier Angel' Paintings
in the Village of Uquía, Salta Province
Above Left: Art mural, just outside Iglesia San Francisco de Paula.
Above Right: San Francisco de Paula church was conceived and started in 1691.
All: The Church commissioned local artists to paint pictures of Angels. No local artist had any idea how an angel looked. A description was made but a lot of information was not understood, so the local artists painted Conquistador looking people with wings to represent Angels. We were NOT allowed to take pictures inside the church.
Angel Paintings (from the Internet): The local artists painted Conquistador looking people with wings to represent Angels.
Tropic of Capricorn / Tropical de Capricornio
Above: Dennis and Terry Struck at the Tropical de Capricornio (Tropic of Capricorn) on Ruta 9, Provincia de Jujuy, Argentina; September, 2016. The Tropical de Capricornio Sun Monument is over Terry's shoulder.
Above Left: Tourist Shops at the Sun Monument (which is in the background).
Above Right: Tropical de Capricornio stone carved sign and the Sun Monument is in the background.
Above The Capricornio Sun Monument is at South Latitude 23°26′14.1″ (presently). When the monument has the straight up sun's light on both sides of the Sun Monument, then it indicates the southern hemisphere’s Summer Solstice (usually about 21 December, its longest day).
Jardin Botanico de Altura
High Elevation Botanical Garden
Above Left: Jardin Botanico de Altura.
Above Right: The timber is a Pasacana Cactus Carcass, the dried wood fiber of this particular cactus is strong, used in dwelling construction (as seen near the top of this page), and is used for many other purposes.
Above Left: Pasacana Cactus.
Above Right: Saglione.
Above Left: Cola de Cordero, Cola de Gato (cat - to me, the little bearded ones).
Above Right: Blanco Icuñita Cardon (to me, the big bearded ones).
Above Left: No Spanish name, from northern Argentina (which is where we are).
Above Right: Chillagua - We have seen this on dry creek bottoms.
Above Left: Irrigation, just like in the countryside.
Above Right: Taraca (we have seen around standing water).
Above Left: Pita Agave (there are many Agave plants, the most famous is Blue, Tequila).
Above Right: Paja Amarilla (yellow - very common, everywhere).
Above Left: Sivinga or Sevenguilla (a very common hillside grass in temperate climate areas).
Above Right: Penacho Blanco (White Tuft) or Cola de Zorro (Fox Tail).
Above Left: Tiny Flower Bloom on an Old Head Cactus.
Above Right: Airampo.
Above Left: Cabeza de Viejo (Old Head) or Ovejita (Sheep).
Above Right: Tuna - This cactus is very important for the bug that nests on the leaves (seen as blemishes in this image). The bug provides a strong red dye (when squished). This bug is the source for all of the home weaved red clothing sold in South America and perhaps Latin America.
Above Left: Cardón.
Above Right: Paloma (Pigeon).
Above Left: Spring Cactus Bloom.
Above Right: Baños depicting typical native male and female clothing.
Lama Pen
Above Left: About Lamas.
Above Right: Cria (baby lama) and Dam (female). Males are called Sires.
Above: Baby Lama.
Above Left: Baby Lama.
Above Right: Baby Lamas.
Inca Flag
Above: This is the Flag of the Inca Empire (held by Terry).
This flag is sometimes used, perhaps unknowingly, by some people to recognize and/or support the Gay Movement.
Pucará de Tilcara
Above Left: Pucará de Tilcara Tittle Site Details.
Above Right: Pucará is Spanish for Fort but it may be better described a Walled City. The site, as we see it here in pictures, was largely reconstructed based on existing foundations but any specific construction techniques of the Tilcara times are largely unknown. UNESCO asked the site managers to NOT perform construction in any of the mostly uncovered portions of the Pucará de Tilcara Tittle Site.
Above: The black half-oval shadow at the bottom of the photograph is from the telephoto lens.
Another Known Ancient City Site, Deliberately Preserved for Future Exploration
(Located between Uquía and Purmamarca, on Ruta 9, in Provicia Salta, Argentina)
Viewed while Returning to Salta City and Province
Salta la Linda
(We Returned by Motor Vehicle, South, to Salta for One Night, to Cycle South of Salta Tomorrow)
Above Left: Now that we have seen Wild Lamas (Vicuña), we can appreciate the Hotel Name.
Above Right: Like all Old World city blocks that were taxed by the street frontage, the hotel occupies the middle of the block and has this modest little business front.
Above Left: Interior Court Yard.
Above Right: The Dangling Chains are for water drainage (in lieu of a down spout).
Above Left: Town Water Trough.
Above Right: Museum.
Above: General Cuemes.
The Walk of San Bernardo and the Fourteen Stations of the Cross
Above: In official doctrine, there are 10 recognized stations of the cross for the Catholic Church but here we have 14. The graffiti is unfortunate but always a factor of big city life.
Above Left: San Bernardo.
Above Right: Cross.
Above Left: The easy way up.
Above Right: Salta la Linda.
A Walk about Salta and Dinner
Above Left: Iglesia de San Francisco finally became uncovered (from repairs).
Above Right: Terry is having fun.
Above Left: Our first digital waiter. We actually liked it, it improved service and check-out time.
Above Right: Ensalada (it is very difficult to get greens in a salad in Argentina).
Above Left: Ensalada.
Above Right: Empanadas.
Above: Salta at Dusk.
Above Left: Iglesia de San Francisco.
Above Right: A horse rode in with a man with no name (Restaurant Gimmick).
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