On Thursday's excursion we headed north from the capital of Salta, to an area approximately 3 hours driving from Bolivia. We made a few stops visiting areas on the way to our final destination. At one of the stops our tour guide explained to us the cultural rituals that many of the Argentinians continue to this day. As we were climbing up one of the mountains which was approximately 3,500 meters in altitude, all of us felt a lot more out of breath then we normally should have. During this hike we went into a small village, which was populated by all native Argentinians, who looked very different from the population in Buenos Aires. Many of the mountains we visited had multiple colors due to the different rocks, shown in the picture below.
In the afternoon we visited a village which at one point was occupied by 3,000 Argentinians. The village was placed in an ideal location for fighting with other tribes as at the time of the creation of the village many different tribes were at war with each other. It was strategically placed on the side of a mountain facing a vast flat area, while towards the back of the village their stood mountains that would be nearly impossible to bring an army across to attack. During the time that these villages were built, safety was the people's largest priority, because of this the houses built were extremely close to each other, with the idea that it is safest to be proximate large numbers of people. Our guide explained to us the daily lives of these people as well as many of their cultural normalities. Shown below is the view from the abandoned village.
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