SALTA: the Inka´s door to Argentina

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The city of Salta is located at 1.150 meters above sea level in Argentina´s northwest part, closer to Chile and Bolivia than to Buenos Aires. It is the capital of the Salta provincthewith a poputation of around 620.000 inhabitants. In Salta we find the southmost remains of the Inka trail as well as other ruins. Salta is also the argentinian city with the best preserved colonial architecture.

For us coming from Atacama, the way to Salta was a nice change, from the hot and dry, desertic landscape to a more humid and green one. It also ment crossing the Andes once more, and the chilean/argentinean border. This last was not so nice.