Day 4 & 5: Molinos - Cachi - Salta
Horse-riding at 7 am. The Molinos village is still asleep. No light, no noise, no people. Just the horses and us. And the whole battalion of village dogs following us. A thrilling idea for somebody who fell off the horse in China 3 years ago and still hasn't got over it. But the moment was right, the horses trust-inspiring and the company encouraging. A two-hour wakening-up exercise. Before-sunrise peace and calm. Morning colours and awe-inspiring nature that makes you feel very small and big at the same time.
Fear has big eyes. Literally :)
Vienna-school horse riders
Molinos wakening up at first morning sunrays
The end of the Ruta 40 trip: Cachi, 150 km north of Cafayate.
Local police, very busy :)
Parque Nacional Los Cardones (= National Cactus Parc). A seemingly endless route, snow-covered tops and an invasion of cactuses.
The only road danger - lama.
"Salta la linda". PR slogan that goes more for the province than for the city as such. It's worth a stop in the pink cathedral, though (awesome inside & outside!), MAAM museum (High Mountain Archeology Museum) and the evening fun in the "penas" (traditional restaurants with folk music and danse; touristy but fun).
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