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October 16, 2007
Day 3: Salta
The flight to Salta was quick and painless though I wouldn't surprised if it was because we flew on LAN Argentina as opposed to Aerolineas Argentinas. As we rode in a van from the airport to Salta, I was very disappointed by what I saw and the disappointment was only cemented when we walked around Salta. Salta is known as Salta la linda (Salta the beautiful) and the town sharply contrasted with the picturesque colonial towns I had seen in Mexico. The streets were filled with old cars that spewed noxious odors at intersections that lacked traffic lights and the drivers generally ignored cross walks which immediately made me think of pedestrian fatality statistics. I was sorely disappointed and felt I had been tricked into coming to Salta by all the city's boosters. We had dinner at Dona Salta, a local favorite which serves a number of regional specialities such as humita and locro. Their humita was good (and in fact ended up being the best one we ate in Salta), along with their empanadas (also a speciality of Salta) and locros. I think the lentil stew I had ordered could've fed the local army, with food to spare.
Pretty in pink- Catredal de Salta
Posted by Jennifer at October 16, 2007 03:58 PM