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Old May 31, 2006 | 5:15 pm
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Originally Posted by dedehans
We are interested in going to the Northwest part of Argentina in March for 7 days/nights.....Tucuamon, Salta, Joujouy, Humahuaca, Cafayate, etc and wondered if any FTs had experienced this area.....also, we have no decent command of Spanish so would we be foolish to drive ourselves?

Love any feedback. Am doing my due diligence in reading research but nothing like impressions from fellow FTers.

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d
Dede-- I would suggest forgetting the driving. Its a lot of ground to cover, and Spanish skills will be pretty much critical. Traveling by land is an outstanding choice, however, but I would strongly suggest you think about hiring a car with a driver in the main locations you will visit. Off the top of my head, 7 days for all the places you mention may be a little to rich, I suggest you either add a couple of more days to the itin or think about taking out one location.

For Salta, I suggest you consider staying one or two nights at Colome Estate. Its the winery owned by Donald Hess, he has a beautiful place there.
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