Northern Argentina

The crazy, beautiful road to Cachi. The five of us (Katja, Fin, Joshua, Sabrina and I) rented a car in Salta to drive this very scenic, five hour one way route!
Joshua hanging out at our hostel in Uspallata. The hostel was several kilometers outside of the town and since it's the off season (meaning too snowy and cold to climb Aconcangua) we had the whole place to ourself. The fall colors were beautiful and the setting tanquil!
Joshua and our guide on the two hour horseback riding trip we did from the hostel in Uspallata
Me and Joshua

The beautiful colors in the Quebrada de Cafayate (just outside the town of guess where?... yep, Cafayate)
Joshua, Sabrina, Katja, Fin and I sitting down to the great dinner we made in Cafayate
A really beautiful rose growing next to a vineyard in Cafayate
The famous mountain of Aconcagua
Joshua infront of our tent in Aconcagua National Park. We had planned to do a five day backpacking trip in the park. Small detail: Nobody, from Information in Mendoza to outdoor equipment store clerks to hostel managers, happened to mention that the park is closed to backpacking this time of year. We ended up setting up our tent near the ranger station and doing day hikes into the park. This actually turned out to be quite nice, full of great views of the mountain and sleeping in until the sun hit the tent, just not what we expected.

One of many cool cactus scattered throughout Northern Argentina
Joshua and Fin, delighted to find McDonalds!
The five of us infront of the stacks of Santo Domingo wine bottles (in Cafayate.... we did a wine tour... rico)
Argentines do love their meat