Northern Argentine Road Trip!

Hi all,
So I just got home from Northern Argentina. On Thursday we (Me, Roberto, Laurin, Maryly, and Anna) flew from Buenos Aires to the city of Salta in the province of Salta in Northern Argentina. We had rented a car beforehand and it was waiting for us at the tiny Salta airport.
It was only about 9:30 in the morning when we got to the Hotel so we dropped our stuff off and went to explore.
We drove for hours through some of the most beautiful mountain/desert scenery.
In Northern Argentina there is a strong indigenous community, and you can really tell the difference of the people of Buenos Aires and their European influence and the peoples of Northern Argentina with a stronger Native culture. This area used to be part of the Incan Empire that extended from the bottom of Colombia, through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and this part of Argentina, a lot of the people even speak Quechua in some of the smaller pueblos we visited.
We spent the next 4 days exploring this beautiful landscape in our little white Chevy Corsa from South of the city of Salta, to back up north to the neighboring province of Jujuy which borders Bolivia to the north and to the west Chile.

In Jujuy we saw some of the coolest landscapes and wild llamas!. We travelled from Salta to a town, way high up in the mountains called San Antonia de los Cobres, where the temperature was below freezing and the mountains were snow capped. 

After leaving San Antonio de los Cobres (where I purchased a llama hat!) we made our way to Salinas Grandes, which are large salt flats left behind from a super - salt lake that once was there. It creates this crazy effect and is great for taking amazing and trippy pictures. 

And then once in Jujuy we got to see the Quebrada de Humahuaca. A beautiful scenery of mountains of 7 different colors! It was literally awe-inspiring. At one point all 5 of us in the car turned the corner and saw the mountains and all said in unison "WOW."  Truely incredible experience. 

Now back in Buenos Aires, I'm getting ready for one last excursion before my return to good-old Spokane. In a week and a half I'm off to Iguazu, Argentina with Jessica!