Ah Salta

A view of Salta from the windown of our apartment

I want to give a HUGE shout out to our friends from Salta. Well, Carolyn and Natasha aren’t really from Salta, even if they tell you they are. They claim residence in Nevada but have spent much more time in Salta than they may even wish to admit. We met these two in Bolivia and they both took a 24 hour bus ride, each way from La Paz, rented an apartment for the five of us (plus a few others), cooked us meals (Carolyn was practicing for a vegetarian restaurant chief position and we were happy to be mouths for her), and showed us the Northern Argentine town they love. Soledad came up from Cordiba and our friend “B” from London joined us for five wonderful days.

Carolyn cooking for nine

Soledad, B, Andrew, Natasha and Carolyn cookin'

Carolyn and Natasha introduced us to Rodrigo, a musician who works at the Pena where we shot some of our documentary and to Candelaria Rojas Paz, a Folklorica dance instructor and historian of Argentine folk music. Rodrigo helped Alex buy an acoustic guitar and gave him two guitar lessons (refusing payment) as well as recorded a few songs that Natasha and Carolyn accompanied on vocals. Beautiful stuff. Our time in Salta will be some of our fondest memories of our four months in Argentina. Thanks Salta Crew. Mucho besos.

Candelaria Rojas Paz and Alex

Natasha, Carolyn, Rodrigo and Alex recording