Landing and departing from Buenos Aires allowed us to extend our search - for another summer - for the best steaks and helado (ice cream) in town. Between meals, we squeezed in an overnight stay in Colonia, Uruguay.
From BA, we flew to San Juan to catch an two-day excursion to the otherworldly national parks of Valle de la Luna and Talampaya. Then bounced over to Mendoza - the wine capital of the country - and endured three rain-soaked days before retreating to the sunny Northwest.
We traveled up to Jujuy and Humahuaca (our second visit to the town) mainly to access the remote village of Iruya.
Date(s): August 2004. Album by David Kohl. Photos by David Kohl & Ross Rosenberg. 1 - 45 of 45 Total. 5333 Visits.
1 Guard in front of the Casa Rosada
2 Avenida 9 de Julio Named for Argentina's Independence Day, Avenida 9 de Julio is the widest street - 16 lanes - in Buenos Aires. The Obelisco can be viewed in the distance.
3 Puerto Madero waterfront
4 Dog walker in Recoleta
5 Display window in Recoleta
6 Plaza del Congreso
7 Floralis Generica sculpture This sculpture is located in the UN Plaza near Recoleta. Its steel and aluminum petals open at dawn and close at dusk.
8 Brunch at the Alvear Palace
9 The English Group of Buenos Aires
10 Calle de los Suspiros in Colonia The "sighing street" in colonial town of Colonia in Uruguay.
11 Colonia lighthouse view
12 Classic cars of Uruguay
13 Sycamore-lined street in Colonia
14 Difunta Correa
15 Difunta Correa
16 Difunta Correa
17 Parque Nacional Talampaya
18 Our Tour Group
19 Chimenea Yelling to receive an echo
20 Chimenea
21 El Cura "The Priest" or sometimes referred to as El Fraile - the monk.
22 Skull makeover
23 El Tablero de Ajedrez Another rock formation in Parque Talampaya known as "the chessboard".
24 Another view
25 Vicuna in Valle de la Luna Park
26 The Ball Court Cannon-ball shaped stones dubbed the Cancha de Bolas (the Ball Court).
27 Parque Provincial Ischigualasto Also know as Valle de la Luna - a World Heritage site - a park of strangely eroded rock formations.
28 Valle de la Luna
29 Sunset at Valle de la Luna
30 El Hongo The Mushroom
31 Wine cask in Mendoza
32 Crowd at Humahuaca Crowd waits for the mechanical figure representing San Francisco Cabildo to emerge.
33 Ah! He emerges!
34 Potatoes at market in Humahuaca
35 Iruya
36 Iruya Church View 1
37 Iruya Church View 2
38 Iruya Church Close Up
39 Iruya Town View Looking down from one of the highest points in town.
40 Iruya Town One of the "main streets" of Iruya.
41 Rooftop View Sleeping dog awoken on top of rooftop in Iruya.
42 Feeding time
43 Iruya Hotel View View of our hotel with mountain backdrop.
44 Iruya Mountain View Our hotel can be seen to the left.
