BLOG: July 2 – 9, 2024: Trip to Jujuy
The blog entries below detail our week-long trip from Mendoza to Jujuy, Argentina, in July of 2024. What a place! And we only scratched the surface. We have decided to return to look for a property to rent (or eventually purchase?) so we can spend part of the winter months there and escape the cold in Mendoza.
For those who wish to skip my commentary, here is the link to all of the photos: Jujuy Blog Photos
Drive to Iruya, Salta
The thermometer in the car read around 5 degrees Celsius as we set out a little after 10 am. It was a clear day, and the mountains to the north were luminous in the rising sun as we drove north about 45 kilometers past Humahuaca and turned onto a dirt road for the rest of…
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Drive to Las Salinas Grandes
Purmamarca is known to most as being famous for the Mountain of Seven Colors. So far, we had certainly been enamored of the stunning colors and textures of the surrounding mountains everywhere we went, and the seven colors did not disappoint. On our way to the Salinas Grandes, we first stopped in Purmamarca for shopping…
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Cooking Class with Anita / Pucará
We had pre-arranged a cooking class to learn about the regional cuisine. We arrived at Anita’s restaurant, El Patio, in Tilcara at 9:30am. After several minutes of introductions and conversation about her background, she took us to the central Tilcara market to buy various veggies, fruits and other goods. The market is quite large and…
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Taller de Nadalino y Milagros / Viñedos Yacoraite
We decided to try to find the ceramics studio of an Argentine ceramicist who had been recommended to me by my ceramics teacher. She said he was well known in the country for the ceramic musical instruments he creates. I found him on Instagram, and we had an address outside the small town of Miamara,…
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Horseback Riding in the Mountains of Tilcara
We left the hotel early on a very cold morning at and drove15 minutes south from our hotel to a small, dusty and rustic horse encampment (really couldn’t call it a ranch) outside of Tilcara and situated next to railroad tracks (a rare site in Argentina). Gonzalo has around 25 very well-fed, well-cared for, typical Argentina…
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San Salvador de Jujuy to Huacalera
We decided to go to Jujuy, the northern-most province in Argentina, partly to get out of the cold in Mendoza, but also because there is now a non-stop flight (1 and a half hours) on Tuesdays between Mendoza and Jujuy. Everything was on time, and renting the 4×4 we reserved was a breeze. The Jujuy…
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