Salta

From Tucuman, I road a short distance to Salta. I hung out in Salta for two days. I met up with a friend that I had met in Buenos Aires named Craig. He's a doctoral student from the US studying the ecology of the region. We went out to dinner, checked out a movie, and he showed me around the town a bit.

I was experiencing a bad hair day.

Salta is a fairly large town with a small town feel.  There is a blend of architectural styles around the central plaza.

Colonia Calbildo

The Church of Saint Francis from a distance.

The Church of Saint Francis up close.

Interesting arabic styled house.

Street vendor selling jewelry.

I visited the Museo Arqueologia de Alta Montana and saw this Andean mummy. It was discovered frozen and preserved in the nearby mountains.

Andean mummy 2

While passing by the central park at night I stopped and listened to this concert for a while. A blend of Andean and Pop.

 I rode this teleferico up a hill.

And from atop the hill caught this scenic view of Salta.

A statue of General Guemes, a key figure in the war for independence.