These are pics from ~2 months of fieldwork in NW Argentina, within the Salta province, with some other scattered pics from a very short trip to Buenos Aires afterward.
Argentina May - July 2009
Alex in Quebrada del Toro
Puna plateau - high and dry
Rhea on the Puna
>18,000 feet in the Nevados del Palermo
Panoramic from the top
near Luracatao
Valle del Luracatao
Trilobite fossils near Salta
Río Potrero
Río Potrero
I guess we’ll take the long way around
Icy falls
Near Nevado del Cachi
Steep climb to the top
View from the top
Tool collection
Near La Poma - we got slotted out!
Cruce de cabras
Rock patterns
North of La Poma
Watch your step
Party in Salta
Epic climb up Lampasillas range
view from the 18th false ridge
Range bounding thrust
Sunrise
Lampasillas panoramic
Descent into chaos
Thinking about cleavage
Quebrada de las Capillas - a long walk from here
A trail makes our lives temporarily easier
Colorful rocks in Qda de las Capillas
Capillas panoramic
Beautiful canyon, cold river crossings
Condors in the fog
Slotty
Another river crossing
Small church in Qda del Toro
Salta church
Buenos Aires from the sky
Cementerio de la Recoleta
Stain glass
Near Casa Rosada
Catedral Metropolitana de Buenos Aires
Ben’s and Crissa’s hoods
Catedral
Salud
Tango
Ben, Crissa, me
Late night at the tango bar
Sleepy time
Casa Rosada
Feeding the birds near el Congreso
Panchos
Congreso
Congreso
Representing the gluttonous Americans
Vino
Lavalle
