Northern Argentina - Salta - El mercado municipal

If you prefer to buy your goods at the local Market or fair, instead of the omnipresent supermarket, I have the Place for you in Salta.
Located at Av. San Martin 780, a few blocks from the central area, you can go there to get your bulk coca leaves (instead of being ripped off at the tourist spots) or any type of fresh produce or meats.

Trinkets,colourful blankets or just to look around.

There are also a couple of food joints that serve very good empanads and humitas, and do pick up a pound or two of Andean potatoes, if you have´nt tried them you wo´nt regret it.

An for that matter anything you would buy for a higher price anywhere else in the city.

Salta - Colonial architecture

As far as Colonial Architecture is concerned, Salta is one of Argentina's jewels, along with Cordoba and Tucuman. All this is due to Salta being one of Argentina's oldest city. Founded in 1582 by Fernando de Lerma just two years short of Buenos Aire´s second foundation in 1580.

As many other Spanish colonial Cities, Salta is generously decorated with balconies and colonial style street lamps, even in the areas that were built recently.

Holy week in Salta - Churches and Processions

If you enjoy religious architecture, then Salta is the place for you. Located 1400 clicks north of Buenos Aires in its Namesake province, Salta is a Colonial Jewell tucked in the Northern Andes.

It is one of Argentina's nicest colonial cities very worth wile visiting, and again, if you want to see the full religious splendour you should go there during Holly week, where all the churches are fully lit and the cities patron s images go out on procession.

Panorama of Salta

Pano taken from the hills surrounding Salta, in northern Argentina.