Iguazu Falls - first place we visited in Argentina
Butterflies at Iguazu are friendly!
Wanda Semiprecious stone mining
Perspective view of the mine
San Ignacio Mini Mission tour
Here's another UNRESTORED Mission Site
Another morning at Iguazu Falls
In Salta, northwest Argentina
On the way up San Bernardo Hill... for the view
We didn't ride this cablecar up... we came by bus
The view from our B&B window in SALTA
Driving from Salta to Humahuaca
The market square in Tilcara
Taken while we had lunch here in Tilcara
This and the next... the local Tilcara market
More Tilcara market square
The cemetery at Maimara
That's our rental car on the road
Entering Purmamarca on our way back
From atop the hill in Purmamarca
Onward back to Salta
Heading down from Salta to Cafayate
Quebrada (Canyon) Cafayate...
There were actually 7 or 8 in the car
Each part had a different canyon name
We bought wine and grapes from a vendor here
The wine we bought from Don Celedonio
We enter the city of Cafayate
Our B&B... best one in Argentina
We visited here late afternoon
Ancient indigenous indian ruins
From the ruins high up on the hill
unrestored ruins area
going back to Cafayate
Our 3rd floor lounge at the B&B
Looking out from the B&B lounge
A friend at the cafe in Cafayate
Cathedral in Cafayate at night
Our last lookout from the B&B lounge
Onward to Salta by way of Cachi
We gave this farmer a lift for several kilometers
See the peppers drying in the sun!
We gave this mom & her daughter a 3 km ride home
More amazing quebradas!
Farms along the riverbanks
This was one of a flock of many parrots we saw
One of many roadside memorials we passed
A big fire in a town we bypassed
Cachi
Lunch in Cachi just off the central square
Onward towards Salta again
Alpaca Crossing
All kinds of fauna crossing
We pass lots of roadwork equipment
Foggy mist covers where we're heading
A brief delay for landslide cleanup
Note the road edges getting lost
Typical cemetery in the Argentina mountains
A truck dropped a load of boulders...
Coming into Salta near nightfall
On the way to the Airport leaving Salta
Our B&B house in Ushuaia... el fin del mundo
Suddenly the snow began to clear in the park
Lots of friendly rabbits around
Friendly and colorful birds...
A beaver dam
In the National Park across from Straits of Magellan
Lots of these around Ushuaia
Ushuaia is a sprawling city up the hillsides
In the harbor
Heading out into Beagle Channel
Beagel Channel where Darwin studied evolution
From our pontoon touring boat... fur seals & sea lions
Almost all of these are cormorants... not penguins
Another boat like the one we're on
This is off the southernmost city on the planet!
The clouds started clearing the peaks as we returned
Ushuaia, Argentina... el fin del mundo (end of the world)
Down the street of our B&B just after sunrise
One view from near our B&B
Our B&B... La Casa
The Maritime Museum used to be the prison
On the plane to Buenos Aires
The meeting room door at Torre Blanca
Meeting room where our retreat/conference took place
Torre Blanca Center about 60 miles from Buenos AIres
Feng shue from the meeting room
Beautiful landscaping carefully planned over 12 years...
The meeting building... thatched roof and all
Bridge over the energy moat
This is Torre Blanca... the white tower
One of many owls...
Several of the wonderful Argentine women at the retreat
With our friends Allan & Julia Press
The retreat center dining room
The herb Garden
Energy diverter protects the meeting place over the bridge
From atop Torre Blanca
One of several residence buildings
Torre Blanca Retreat Center... another residence hall
All have solar designs...
This is on the Argentine Pampas...
Surrounding Pampa farmland...
Another awesome dusk!
A heavy rain flooded the river...
Main square in Buenos Aires
More of the main city square
The pink building where Evita and Juan Peron lived
The Cathedral... every city square has one
Inside a typical Buenos Aires cafe
Colorful building in "La Boca" section
Lots of these tourist attractions in "La Boca"
"La Boca" (The Mouth) named for the river mouth here
Recoleta Cemetery... for the rich & famous families
Lots of cats hang out here!
Carlos (l.), our Torre Blanca host, finds a namesake here
Evita made it, but Juan Peron didn't.
Amazing ancient large rambling tree
Music in the cafe near the cemetery
The Synagogue where Marcella's husband plays music
It rained but everyone in our group came...
for Friday night services... everything sung with music.
Even the prayer transliteration was "en Espanol".
more main square of Buenos Aires
Typical view inside some houses of San Telmo section
more San Telmo streets
At the Tango show
Female Tango singer
Male Tango singer
Tati thanking all of us for coming!
Sundown and we bid farewell to Argentina!