The amount of vegetation and farming north of Salta is a surprise- such fertile lands here and even jungles are present. This is in complete contrast to the other side of the Andes, where the Atacama Desert is in Chile.
We head north from Salta, towards our first stop of Pumarmarca, a lovely quaint village that is located next to the mountain of 7 colours. Since this site has been named a national treasure the village has been transformed into a tourist hub. The colours are really quiet brilliant leading up to and past the village as well.
Salinas Grandes is the largest salt pan in Argentina. It is located north of Salta. There is active salt and lithium mining taking place at the moment. The salt flats are at an altitude of 3,450m and we travel through a pass of elevation 4,170m in order to arrive at the pan. It has a surface area of 212km2
The road to and past the Salt pan has been paved due to the large amount of trucks that pass here from Iquique port, Chile to Paraguay filled with second hand cars from Asia. It makes this road very busy and somewhat dangerous with the trucks taking all the windy corners pretty sharply.
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Czulas sol w powietrzu? Piekne zdjecia i ciekawe widoki! Ilez tej soli tam jest jak to takie wielkie? Tkaniny kolorowe nadaja targowi uroku.!