Salta

After a 22 hour bus ride we're now in Salta. We got here a bit late but made use of our little time. I won't upload pics tonight but we walked around and found 3 fantastic churches. The main cathedral is abosultely gorgeous; a light pink and white on the outside and inside an ornate gold altar and lots of beautifully painted walls and ceilings.

We then went to the Museo Archeologico where they have three mummies from Incan children found in the mountains. The mummies are chryogeniccaly (spelling) frozen and maintaned. They only display one at a time and it was quite a site to see. The children were sacrificed during religious celebrations and chosen for this sacrifice based on their flawless beauty and physical characterics. It was a bit weird to see the mummy they had on display, the child was seated indian style (for lack of a better description, sorry) and looked as though it had died yesterday. They were discovered in 1999 and are believed to be over 500 years old. Pretty incredible.

Tomorrow we're doing a 15 hour bus tour of pretty much this whole region including the salt flats. The next day we're leaving at 7 AM for San Pedro de Atacama Chile, so I'm not sure when I'll be able to update again, hence this quick update...