The day after Thanksgiving, I left the wine country of Cafayate for a 16 hour excursion 4,200 meters (13,800 feet) above sea level to Quebrada de Humahuaca, Salinas (the 3rd largest salt flat in South America) and San Antonio de los Cobres.
Traveling in a pumped-up truck with an extended roof for better photos, a friend of mine from Buenos Aires and I started the day at 6:00 am when we headed first to San Antonio, a small village with about 5,000 people, where we sampled traditional empanadas. Following that, we began the climb further up the mountain chain, before eventually reaching Salinas.
Salinas is this amazing salt flat stretching for hundreds of miles. It has been mined for decades for industrial salt that is eventually turned into traditional salt used for food. After a picnic lunch there, we continued to Quebrada de Humahuaca.
Humahuaca offers a sight where the rocks creating the mountain come together in seven colors. The view here was so spectacular, it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003. Here we saw some pre-Inka mummies as well.
Click here to see all photos from Friday's trip.
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