Argentina

From San Pedro to Salta in Argentina was only 12 hours bus ride so I decided to cross there as I heard a lot good about province of Salta. Argentina - very European, people very friendly and very relaxed, especially about timing. Long siestas so between about 1 and 6pm the streets are empty, even in the town of Salta size the only people at that hours are tourists. I made few trips to the surrounding villages where the time stopped and you can see a lot of folklore and artisany. The whole bus ride allows you to watch the amazingly beautiful landscapes: so many colors of the earth and vegetation, including cerro de 7 colores - mountains of 7 colours and in fact they are of 7 colours.

Then I went to Cafayate - little town famous for its wines where you can visit bodega (winery). You are explained about the production of wine, some wine testing and all is free. I also tried ice cream made of wine, not such a great thing though, prefer creamy ones.
Then from Cafayate I took 3 buses stopping in la Rioja, eventually arriving in Mendoza after 2 days. Just knocked. I have to mention that surprisingly a European girl travelling on her own is a stranger and more surprising thing in Argentina than in Bolivia or Peru.
Then, asking for a vegetarian sandwich in Argentina is asking for too much...

Mendoza is a very pretty town. Again, so relaxed, with several plazas and stalls selling lots of nice and this time - original stuff. I was sorry that at the moment I can't fit anything more into my backpack.
I stayed in this posh hostel where for the first time in 4 months there was...central heating! I couldn't believe it. Gosh, I forgot to write that when I arrived in Chile I found 2 taps: 1 for cold and 1 for HOT water and the showers are always very hot, 24 hours! Wow wow wow!
More botegas as in the region there are - as far as I remember - more than 700 wineries. More wine testing. I also have to say that understanding Spanish really helps as I can visit on my own places where the guide or explanations are exclusively in Spanish. Then I can talk to Argentinians and have to admit they are very friendly, helpful and fun. Looks that they know how to have a lot of fun with no much effort. Dancing and singing. Some live music (everything starts after midnight and with 1 ours delay).