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Tucumán& Salta
Argentina
Bec2004-09-15 17:21:54
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Tucumán
Tucumán Province is the smallest of the 23 that make up Argentina but it has a big historical importance for it is here that independence from Spain was declared in 1816.
The photo shows a field of sugar cane which is the main agricultural production of the province.
Bus service is good in Argentina and Tucumán is particularly well served by its large modern terminal
This imposing Casa del Gobierno on Plaza Independencia, replaced the colonial Cabildo at the turn of the 20th century.
The San Francisco Church on the corner next to the Casa del Gobierno is just one of the city's many fine churches.
The 1845 Cathedral also faces the Plaza Independencia.
The Hospitality Club worked for me again in Tucumán where I met Frederico in the pink shirt and his friend Ramiro. I had an interesting conversation with these two young Jewish MBA students about the economic difficulties of Argentina and their prospects of emigrating wherever they might find opportunities for a better future. Then we drifted into the complex matter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its relationship to Bush's crusade in the oil rich Middle East. We came close to solving all the world's problems but the bar closed before we got there.
Here is a view of peatonal Mendoza. I had been told to watch myself in Tucumán because hard times caused increased street crime. I did but I found people friendly and had no problems at all.
I was of course especially careful to stay on busy, well lit streets at night and felt quite safe in crowds like this one on Peatonal Buenos Aires.
Here is the place that made Tucumán's fame, the house in which the declaration of independence was signed in 1816.
The room behind the well is the actual spot where the document was signed.
Salta
After Tucumán, I continued north
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See photographs from:
Argentina Gallery
