I guessed wrong about not having wifi access for our last couple stops. Even the hotel at the little border town of La Quiaca in Argentina had wifi (and a non-guessable password -- most hotels have just used the name of the hotel).
We spent three nights in Salta. It was a nice town for Heather to recover from her cold. Between the two of us, we were sick for almost our entire time in Argentina :)
The first night we ate at the hotel restaurant, and were pleasantly surprised that the food was great. The next day we went to a couple museums (not a lot was open on Sundays).
The highlight was Museo Histórico del Norte. In 1999 three tombs were discovered at the peak of Llullalliaco (6739m). Because of the altitude and cold, the tombs and bodies were perfectly preserved. The museum gives a history of why they were there, and has almost everything on display, including the preserved bodies.
We went to a couple of the artesenal markets but they didn't have anything that appealed to us.
The 2nd night we ate dinner at Viejo Jack's, a parrilla (grillhouse) a little out of the centre. They serve huge amounts of meat at very low prices. We had the parrillada for two (a grill filled with various meats, brought sizzling to the table). We originally ordered the 'Parrilla Jack', but the waiter said we just needed the 1/2 Jack. Which was a good thing, as we didn't even finish that between the two of us.
The last night in Salta we ate at José Balcarce, a trendy restaurant with exposed brick walls and the like. The food was great (I had a llama steak, which was very tender).
Also in Salta we went up the teleferico which has great views, as I suppose they all do.
From Salta we took a bus to the border town of La Quiaca.
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