Grand Escapades
Travel Photography & Travel Experiences of Africa, South America, the Middle-East & Asia
Crossing again the Tropic of Capricorn, heading north …
After checking in again at the very basic but super friendly “El Portal del Viajero” or Gaucho Hostal, we immediately went to the car rental, ready to hear some bad news. The staff at Movíl Renta turned out to be absolutely professional, so everything ran just smoothly. Basically, they told us to come by the next morning, by then they would have a quotation of how much the repairs of the car would be. Continue Reading →
Coming from Tucuman, the road first runs through the gorge of Rio de los Sosas. Its steep slopes are covered with the most amazing, most dense, greenest subtropical forest ever
This small town is a popular refuge for Tucumanos to escape the summer heat at 2.700 meters altitude. Besides that, the surrounding scenery is truly stunning. Continue Reading →
Tucuman – This busy, bustling town in the northwest of Argentina is where the declaration of Argentina’s independence from Spain was signed back on July 9th, 1816. Naturally the “Casa de la independencia”, a beautifully restored colonial building, is the must see in town
This busy, bustling town in the northwest of Argentina is where the declaration of Argentina’s independence from Spain was signed back on July 9th, 1816. Naturally the “Casa de la independencia”, a beautifully restored colonial building, is the must see in town. Portraits of the signatories line the wall of the very room where the document was signed. Continue Reading →