A Sensory A-Salta

I hate to burst any bubbles, but I feel it is my duty to inform you that, when travelling abroad, you cannot expect all to be rainbows and bell-bottoms. In the interest of keeping you abreast of my good times, I have purposefully ommitted a great deal of cultural observations over the past 2 months. My perspective on humanity has, understandably, vascillated between the heroic and the evil, and, because I find Salta, Argentina to be a particularly robust example of all things Human, allow me to draw the following illustrations for your benefit:

1) I have only experienced a miniscule percentage of the People of Earth on my trip, and 78% have been brought to me by the Coca-Cola Company.

2) Capitalism is not an ethos; it is the principal upon which People operate, and the 2nd world has embraced it with open arms and a closed wallet.

3) Feral dogs and horny pidgeons will inherit the earth.

4) The parental instinct to improve the offspring´s existence is both holy and disasterous.

5) Technology and Coolness (both exports of my very own country) are conquering the Life Force.

6) The end of the world will not be an explosion: we will simply suffocate in a mountain of our own plastic bottles.

7) And, regardless of my hypocritical pessimism, I am constantly blown away by beautiful examples humanity.

Sorry about the sidways image. Salta has numerous cake-like churches, and

I guess I was laying down on my side when I took the picture of the second one.

Salta has not really been the highlight of my trip. In short, it is a really crowded, busy, humid city stuck in the clouds at the base of the Andes. With nice shady parks, multiple plazas, and an awesome market (in which I accidently ordered a bowl of tripe soup...), the city is nice, but not really that impressive. It´s been a really cheap but somewhat boring 3 days here. I happened to be the first guest at the brand new hostel that I am staying at, but because I hate being doted upon, it has been a little uncomfortable.

I am taking another overnight bus to Córdoba in about 2 hours, so I best be moving. My intention with this post was not to be a downer, but rather give you a little better perspective on the very diverse experience I am having. All in all, it is very educational, and I value education above all.