Just a quick one tonight as it is late and we have an early start tomorrow.

We had a great day wandering Salta. Having a relaxed day was a good idea because at 2,000 ft we are getting the first signs of the altitude, basically in feeling a bit fatigued. We visited the cathedral a stunning building on the main square. It is incredibly ornate with painted vaulted ceilings, golden filigree, many statues of saints etc. There was a service happening as we visited so we didn't take any photos.

We then went to a museum with lots of pre-inca relics, along with some interesting stuff from the first Spanish in the Salta area. We then stopped off for a hot chocolate / coffee at Havanna. This is a coffee store we have seen everywhere. It is no Starbucks, everything was really delicious, particularly their buscuits. The cake in Argentina may have been a bit disappointing but we are in love with the bickies.

Finally we went to a muesum which has been set up as a result of an amazing archelogical find. In 1999 a team found 3 inca sacrifice victims at 6,000ft. As a result of the dry, very cold air they have been perfectly mummified and we got to see one of them, a 5 year old girl. It was just amazing how perfectly she is preserved. We also saw lots of the ornaments they were buried with which were also beautiful and fascinating.

After a siesta this evening we went to a local handicrafts market but it didn't thrill us, so we returned for dinner to the place on the corner - Toties - where we had lunch and dinner yesterday and lunch today. It may sound boring but the food there is really good and given that all the food places serve pretty much the same stuff, if you find a good place you go back. Of course they love ham there too - even our lasagne last night had ham in it - but we escaped today by ordering a vegetarian pizza!

We will now probably be off air for a few days as we make our way to the border and cross into Bolivia. We hope the internet access will be as good as it has been in Argentina but given we will be on tours etc, blogs won't be quite as frequent.

We have LOVED Argentina and still have a couple of days to go but incredibly soon it will be on to Bolivia!