We left Salta with the sky cloudy and the temperatures comfortably low and surprisingly there was even a bike path running parallel to the highway leading out of the city :-) Once we were out of the city, there was almost no traffic anymore and we slowly worked our way up along a river and through the woods until we reached a nice lake. From there on the street started to resemble a Swiss pass-street leading steadily uphill and soon we found ourselves in the rain forest (and we thought we'd be getting to the desert...). Soon we reached the highest point from which the road continued its curvy way down along the hills and back into a valley. Despite the rain, the street and the views we got were unforgettable!
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| Pass-like street through the rainy rain forest :-) |
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| View over the rain forest we crossed... |
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| Entering the state of Jujuy |
Once down in the valley there was noticeably less vegetation, we were getting closer to the desert. Unfortunately, the combination of rain and exercise didn't seem to please my body, as soon I felt ill again... So as soon as we reached Jujuy, we checked in to a hostel and I did my best to recover. However, as the next part of our trip would lead is up to over 4800 m above sea level, we stayed 3 days in Jujuy for me to recover completely.
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Having fun and sharing meals with the two cyclists Lorena and Leo
and Alberto, an Argentinian guy at the hostel in Jujuy |
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