hola from...

... Cafayate! I know I haven´t blogged in awhile, and it will be until next weekend until I can do a full post with pictures and details, but I wanted to write a quick update so you can follow me around on a map if you want.

So right now I´m in Cafayate in Salta province. It´s a great little wine high up in an arid valley. The woman giving me a tour of a bodega today kept saying the climate was ¨almost like a desert¨, which is evident by the cacti and sandunes that begin right where the grapes end.

I left Buenos Aires on Thursday for my 12 day fall break. I headed to Tucuman, and from Tucuman to a town called Tafi del Valle, which was where I stayed Friday night. On Saturday, I grabbed a bus to Cafayate, but got dropped off first near the ruins of the Quilmes tribe. I grabbed the next bus a few hours later to Cafayate, checked into a hostel, cooked dinner, and slept.

Today I visited an organic winery, and later took a tour of the mountains and odd landforms around Cafayate. Tomorrow I want to see another winery and maybe a goat cheese factory, and then continue heading north to see how far I can get before heading back to Buenos Aires.

So that´s the quick version of my life for now... Will have much more next weekend, and possibly another update or two if I find another hostel with internet as fast as it is here. Chau!