CACHI / ARGENTINA ( カチ / アルゼンチン )

カチ に昨日より来とります
Im at Cachi since yesterday.

サルタではホスタルのメンバーが 狂った人間 ばかりで
居心地がよかったので結局5泊してしまいました
写真が手に入ったら紹介します (自分はあまり撮らなかったので)

At Salta, those turists I met at Hostal were incredibly crazy and that
made the stay very comfy, as a result stayed there for 5 nights..instead of 2 nights.
We all stayed there more than previously planed.
It was un miracle that all these craziests met up at same time same place.
I ll show the pics when I get them. ( I didnt shoot much there but others did )

カチ は サルタ南西200km弱
NEVADO DE CACHI ( 6380m ) の梺にある 小さな美しい町として知られてます。

Cachi is located about 200km Southeast from Salta.
Beneath Nevado De Cachi (6380m), small whitey beautiful town.

特にやる事もない位 小さな町ですが
プラザ前のカフェで朝食取りながら 本読んだり 絵描いたり 他の旅人と話したり
そんなんしならがら時間が過ぎるのを待つだけでも十分満足

Nothing special to do around here.
In front of Plaza, taking breakfast and read, write, talk to other turists
and wait for lunch,,is just quite enough to make me feel happy.

なんですが

せっかくなんで 好き勝手に周りの山を歩いてきました

But

as all ways, I went up mountains and walked as I like.
Mountains here are all deserted, made of rocks, bunck of Cactuses.

自分が登り歩いた側 (町の西側) に対し
谷をはさんで向かい側 (つまり町の東側) には それはもう美しい田園風景が広がっていて
谷を超えたかったんですが谷沿いの肥えた土地は
私有地(畑)で猛犬が居るので近づけず断念、、
エクアドル/キロトア で追いかけられてから犬は大嫌いです

The other side of Valley from I walked along
There was so beautiful farm lands just like southern Europe would be ( I imagine )
Unfortunately, to go there I had to cross the river but all the lands along it were
private and off course there were dogs protecting them.
I hate dogs since Quilotoa/Ecuador where I was chased by 5 dogs when I was trecking alone.
So I stayed up mountains.
The white building is actually a hotel not a church. How beautiful the stay would be !

灼熱の大地を 3時間以上あるいても
こんな写真ひとりでこんな写真撮ってるんで たぶん元気です
結局この日は往復6時間歩きとおし

walking along the mountains for 3 hours and yet
have energy to taking this kind of stupid foto myself..
I guess Im healthy like a hourse.
This day, I walked for 6 hours total with just a bottle of sprite.

ホスタルのすぐ隣に止まっていた シトロエン/カブリオレ
32年前の車らしいですが一発でエンジンかかるし超元気です

写真撮ってたらオーナー( 小さいお店経営 )が出てきてしばらく談笑
仕事の邪魔してしまったので ボールペン でも買おうかと思ったらくれました。
アルゼンチン人は陽気でよく話してくれるし優しいです。
( 別に物に釣られたわけではないですが )

Citroen / Cabliore
32 years old antique car but still functioning right.
While taking fotos, the owner and his wife
( who own small shop of birthday presents ) came to me
and talked for a while. Argentinians are very talkative and kind.
I felt bad for talking such a long time, so I was gonna buy a pen.
Then he just gave it to me free.
Ive been traveling for more than 4 month in South America but
actually this was the 1st time "I" got present.
Until now, all I got was " give me something " This is a big difference.

次の目的地は CAFAYATE ( カファシャテ )
CACHI から南に200KM弱

しかし途中バスがない空白地域があるらしいので
そこはタクシーつかまえ次のバスがでる町( ANGASTACO )まで行き
そこで一泊しバスを待つか ヒッチハイク でいけるとこまで行くか、、まぁ気ままな旅ですんで