MUNGO EATS Latin America

Well, we have been in Argentina for a whole 3 days, and wow…what a difference.  Initially, we noticed little subtle differences.  The roads are paved, no more bouncing along on washboard.  It seems that drivers respect the  road signs a bit more too.  One driver actually WAITED until there was a dashed line on the highway before passing us.  Unbelievable!

We were in the small town of Humahuaca for the last couple of nights.  This is a bit of a tourist town, set at the head of a gorge.  It was kind of cute.  Even though it was small, there were a couple of smallish grocery stores available, and there was a good market to get fresh produce at.  We stopped in at an internet place and the computers were FAST.  All the internet we used in Bolivia was SOOOOOO slow.  In an hour you could check your email and send at most, one message. 

The scenery was still rather dry looking in this little town, BUT there were trees planted in the plazas and trees along the rivers, which was a nice treat.  There were TONS of stray dogs, and none of them seemed to get along, so there was constant growling and scrapping going on. 

We left Humahuaca today and tonight we are in the city of Salta.  To get here, we drove through a cloud forest!  A CLOUD FOREST!!!  After months of dry and dusty terrain we were finally surrounded by trees dripping with vines, and epiphytes.  It was heavenly!!!  Salta is not in the cloud forest, but it is plenty green.  We are camped in the municipal campground.  Argentina is a camping haven, with nearly all towns and cities having at least one campground.  The one we are at in Salta has a huge pool, plus bathrooms and hot showers.  We should be in town for a couple of days. 

I think I will like Argentina very much!