{"id":4764,"date":"2014-02-06T06:32:45","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T14:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/?p=4764"},"modified":"2014-02-07T07:00:08","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T15:00:08","slug":"instawalk-caseros-and-plaza-9-de-julio-salta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/02\/instawalk-caseros-and-plaza-9-de-julio-salta\/","title":{"rendered":"Instawalk: Caseros and Plaza 9 de Julio, Salta"},"content":{"rendered":"

i’d read up on Salta<\/a>, but nothing could have prepared me for this town. nestled in the foothills of the Andes, Salta is probably best known as a jumping off point for places further beyond. however, the old city center, with the main attractions stretching along Caseros and the Plaza 9 de Julio, is heart-tuggingly preserved and restored to its colonial splendor. on the other hand, it’s bustling with locals. there is a disconnect in my brain that says if something seems like it’s out of a storybook, it is removed from reality. Salta, however, jarringly disproves that, with its liveliness amidst the beauty. i guess they don’t call it “Salta la Linda” (Salta the Beautiful) for nothing!<\/p>\n

i’ve noticed the people here are really nice, too. while i found Porte\u00f1os (Buenos Aires-ians) to be pleasant, there is a certain warmth here. i hope i’m not jaded in thinking that it might partially be because tourism plays such a large role in the economy around these parts, but i’m not about to look a gift horse (err, llama? see below) in the mouth.<\/p>\n

sidebar: <\/strong>accommodation<\/b> i normally don’t talk about where i’m staying on this blog since i’m more focused on what’s outside, but i actually did a booking dot yeah!!!<\/a> (i did book it through them) when i checked in late last night after my delayed flight. for less than $65 a night i have a full on newly-renovated condominium<\/a> on Caseros with 1.5 baths, a balcony, a large living room, kitchen, and a walk-in closet so large it has a door on either end and a radiator inside. i don’t know how to explain it, but it’s that extra hallway bathroom that makes me feel like i’m living large! the studio and the one-bedroom were the same price, so i figured i might as well go big or go home. the man who checked me in asked me several times if i was traveling alone, since he couldn’t believe i was to have this whole place to myself.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Catedral Basil\u00edca de Salta<\/strong><\/p>\n

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sidebar: llama for lunch? <\/strong>i was walking around the Plaza 9 de Julio this morning and saw a sign outside a restaurant<\/a> that said “lomo de llama” and i wasn’t sure if they meant like “flame-broiled meat” — llama<\/em> can also mean flame — or actual llama. turns out, it was indeed llama. (as it turns out, llama meat is quite popular around here.) if you don’t mind gamy meat, i say try it! if you can handle lamb, you can handle llama. maybe it’s because i’m a queso fan, but…yum! yes, i was the only one eating a real meal at 9:30 AM, but it was worth it. don’t forget, in Argentinian Spanish it’s pronounced “zshama”<\/a>. next up, local empanadas (which i have heard from many sources are supposed to be the best)!<\/p>\n

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i’d read up on Salta, but nothing could have prepared me for this town. nestled in the foothills of the Andes, Salta is probably best…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":4765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"Instawalk: Caseros and Plaza 9 de Julio, Salta","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[7],"tags":[73,1135,893],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nInstawalk: Caseros and Plaza 9 de Julio, Salta - Wanderlusty<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A stroll down Caseros to the Plaza 9 de Julio\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/02\/instawalk-caseros-and-plaza-9-de-julio-salta\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Instawalk: Caseros and Plaza 9 de Julio, Salta - 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