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You all know that I love parrots, so it was a thrill to see parrots perching on the power lines, flying around in groups. These are burrowing parrots.  They looked black, but they are really dark green, with blue on the wings, orangy underparts, and a red chest spot. A scholarly article suggests that theContinue reading “Parrots in the wild!”

Why does Argentina have excellent infrastructure for transportation? With the exception of the vacation crowds in Valle Hermosa at the start of our trip, the roads have been in good condition and with light traffic, to none at all. Why does Peru have one speed bump per kilometer between Puno and Desaguadero (! There wereContinue reading “Mendoza, Wine Capital of Argentina”

On the way into San Juan, we stopped at Vallecito, home of “La Difunta Correa”. The story goes that in the mid 1800s, Sra. Deolinda Correa followed her husband as he went off to battle, impressed into service as was common at the time. Sra Correa died of thirst on the trail, seeking her husband,Continue reading “La Difunta Correa shrine, Ischigualasto, and Chilecito to San Juan, Argentina, Jan. 31, 2015”

Motorbikes and scooters are very popular in Chilecito, and many are driven by women. This seems to bring up a new problem. We saw a woman driving a motorcycle with one hand while holding a sleeping infant in the other. We saw a man driving a motorcycle with a small child behind him, then theContinue reading “Chilecito Day 2, Jan. 30, 2015”

The drive to Chilecito started out looking like Missouri, rolling hills and cows. Then it looked like Kauai, steep hills and cows. After that it shifted gradually toward Arizona, becoming less and less green with more scrub that became lower as we drove west, finally culminating with cactus and low scrub that looks like theContinue reading “Chilecito, Jan. 29 and 30”

It was a long day getting to Argentina. Not much to take pictures of either, so we each took a photo of what we’d like to see: We’re fulfilling Jonathan’s dream first, heading for Mendoza via Chilecito, also wine territory. Patagonia comes later in the month. Our flights were uneventful, which is a good thing.Continue reading “ARGENTINA!”

Once the rain stopped it was a gorgeous day. We began by getting up very early, being first in line at the Banco de la Nacion to pay for a car inspection, one of the steps to getting our needed permit. Then on to the police that do the inspection to present evidence that we’dContinue reading “Making Lemonade 1/23”