Salta has an archaeological museum so we decided to pay a visit. It's not very large but it does give an insight into the history of the area. The northern region of Argentina has uncovered some of the oldest fossils and skeletons on record. In the early 1900's a team of archaeologists had gone on an expedition into the high Andes to look for relics of the Inca civilisation. During that expedition they unearthed the remains of 3 perfectly preserved children...

We stepped off the bus in Salta. 18 hours further north from Mendoza. It was wow. I thought I was back in Cambodia. It was hot; everyone was outside the bus station. Big family groups with all their belongings huddled together and they were all much darker skinned. The south of Argentina had a very European feel but these guys were more indigenous in their appearance. Off to the taxi rank where a guy calls forward a taxi then puts your bags in the car. The...