Andes Trip to Chicoana and Salta, Argentina!

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The trip was incredible!!!!! We were truly surrounded by so much beauty in the landscapes that I can only say it was breath-taking. The pictures don’t do it justice. To get to Salta, Arg. We took two buses and arrived about 1.5 days later. Our first bus went from Asuncion to Resistencia, Arg. This bus took about 7 hours and included a stop at the border for immigration. Then we took a bus from Resistencia to Salta which was about 12 hours!



We got into Salta early on the day before our 5 days of horseback riding and after finding our hostel we explored the city and stumbled on most of the major landmarks of the city! The cathedrals and square were beautiful and we enjoyed slowly strolling through the streets. We were then picked up the next morning at our hostel by a taxi from Chicoana (about 30-40 minutes away). Bright-eyed and bushy tailed, we arrived in Chicoana ready for what we thought was to be an easy day around the city….8 hours of riding later we were located in a small cluster of houses nestled in a valley. We continued at this pace for all 5 days! Thankfully by the third day we were really not that sore anymore : ) ! We explored much of the area during the days that followed as you can see in our top 10 list below!


Top 10 List for Trip to Andes in Argentina

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10. Exploring Salta= unplanned and beautiful places


9. Riding through the tall grass about 2 ft. above our heads on horseback (about 10-11 feet tall)


8. Eating fruit from all sorts of trees and plants (We probably had about dozen different fruits off of cacti, trees along the road, and other plants along our path. All in all quite tasty)

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7. Music by Tono (Tono our fearless guia(guide) would serenade us with a flute by day and a guitar by night)


6. Riding through the mountains (going up and down the mountains was full of thin very steep little paths, quick drop offs, tons of rocks of all sizes, and all together pretty dangerous at times. Thankfully our horses were great, being raised in these mountains)

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5. The unexpected with friends


4. The incredible number, beauty, and vastness of the stars


3. Galloping on the last day

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2. The clearing in the mountains at the end of the 3rd day (Tono’s gaucho friend’s pasture)


1. The views on the 4th day at the top on the highest mountain in the region “el Alto”


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