Berny's photos

La Rioja - The PiP shows the Basílica San Nicolás de Bari. scanned slide, Minolta X700

scanned slide, Minolta X700

San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca

Catedral Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Valle, Plaza "General Jose de San Martin" scanned slide, Minolta X700

Lago La Angostura, Tafí del Valle, Tucumán, Argentina (in the background the village El Mollar). - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Abra del Infernillo - 3042 m, Ruta Provincial 307 - scanned slide, Minolta X700 ► Dusty Springfield

Centro de Interpretación de la Ciudad Sagrada de Quilmes (CIQ), museum about the history of the archeological site, near Ruta 40. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

archeological site near Ruta 40, Tucumán - better in large on black scanned slide, Minolta X700

The Ruins of Quilmes is an archaeological site in the Calchaquí Valleys, Tucumán Province, Argentina. The site was the largest pre-Columbian settlement in the country, occupying about 30 hectares. The area dates back to ca 850 AD and was inhabited by the Quilmes people. it is believed that about 5,000 people lived here during its heights. scanned slide, Minolta X700

This is the access road from Ruta 40 to "Ruinas de Quilmes". - scanned slide, Minolta X700

on Ruta 40, after a heavy rain - scanned slide, Minolta X700

From the website of the winery south of the town of Cafayate: "Our history and that of the valley have been linked for more than 165 years. In 1850, one decade after the foundation of Cafayate’s city council, Flavio Niño y Plazaola decided to start a winegrowing activity in this unexplored location on the map. In those times, when the region was not even a project of what it turned out to be, this visionary set up his first white vines there. With the 20th century underway, more precisely in 1938, Arnaldo Benito Etchart bought this winery which belonged to his wife, Carmen Rosa, and her family, and started the development process which led its establishment to become what it is today: one of the most prestigious wineries of Argentina. Bodegas Etchart is the oldest operating winegrowing premise in the valley and one of the best proven record in Argentina: an authentic synonym for Cafayate and its high-altitude wines." We are driving south on Ruta 40 again. The abandoned building (2000) in the 2nd PiP is now in 2021 the "Hotel Altaluna". - scanned slide, Minolta X700

The abandoned building is now the Hotel Altaluna, south of Cafayate. - scanned slide, Minolta X700