Salta to Tupiza

We had a bit of a false start leaving Salta, when we were all packed and ready to go and i noticed my front rack had cracked. Again. It wasn't Eugenio's weld that broke though, so that's ok. I retain my faith in all workmen with good beards. So another day was spent waiting for a new weld and then we got on the road to San Salvador de Jujuy, the capital of Jujuy province. Irritatingly, the new weld came apart about 50km down the road to Jujuy. So we stopped on the way into town and found a workshop to make a new front rack. A good guy called Juan had an excellent copy of my old one made by the following morning, and also showed me the proper way to chew your Coca leaves. Splendid stuff. No beard though, so we'll have to see if his welding's up to the task...


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