Salta is the capital of the Salta Province, in the northwest of Argentina. It is Argentina's 8th largest city, with a population of around 475,000. The city was first founded on April 16, 1582 by the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma. His original intension was the city to be an outpost between Buenos Aires and Lima in Peru.
From the Salta Travel Guide
The Hostel is in a good location but not so close to the center as they claim. The services (kitchen, bathroom) are ok, but dirty. Most of the employers that work there are lazy, wasting the entire day looking TV in state of improving the Hostel conditions. The nice open space in the back is almost abandoned. ... more
Salta
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Salta
through Argentina and we arrived in Salta. The town itself is pretty unspectacular, though if you like hot ...
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Salta
We did a 10 hour bus ride from San Pedro to Salta (Argentina), crossing the Andes for the 2nd time ...
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