Thursday, October 20, 2005
Tucuman
On the way from Cafayate to Tucuman we came across the ruins of Quilmes. These are the ruins of settlements of the Diaguita indians. These indians allegedly withstood the empire building of the Inca's and the spaniards. The ruins themselves were not that exciting.
We went for lunch in Tafi del Valle, where I had a discussion about Argrentinian politics with the owner of the restaurant. Very interesting. The Argentinian government sold many state-owned companies like Aerolineas Argentinas or Entel to foreign companies (mainly Spanish) for next to nothing. I wouldn't want to acuse anybody of taking money under the table, but the Argentinians are now paying for these gifts from the 90's.
Tucuman is a fairly large city (500.000) and quite business-like compared to Salta. It has a nice and bog main square but I find that it misses the charm of Salta.
We went for lunch in Tafi del Valle, where I had a discussion about Argrentinian politics with the owner of the restaurant. Very interesting. The Argentinian government sold many state-owned companies like Aerolineas Argentinas or Entel to foreign companies (mainly Spanish) for next to nothing. I wouldn't want to acuse anybody of taking money under the table, but the Argentinians are now paying for these gifts from the 90's.
Tucuman is a fairly large city (500.000) and quite business-like compared to Salta. It has a nice and bog main square but I find that it misses the charm of Salta.
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