Roaming South America

Purmamarca, Argentina

July 8, 2023

Purmamarca, Argentina, has a population of about 891, as of the 2010 census. Purmamarca is an old town—the church (see the photos in the photo album) was built in 1648, and is still being used today. The town had already existed at the time of the conquest of the local area. The walls are adobe and the roof is made of Cardón and mud. Cardón is a catus that looks very similar to the Sajuaro cacti in Arizona and northern Mexico.

Concordia, Argentina

June 3, 2023

San Antonio de Padua de la Concordia (Concordia), Argentina, has a population of about 155,000. Concordia sits on the eastern border of Argentina and across from Salto, Uruguay.

Posadas, Argentina

May 17, 2023

Posadas, Argentina, has a population: 275,000, and the metropolitan area is 320,000.

Yes, I'm in Argentina, again. Not because I liked it so much I just had to come to see more, but because I have to pass through here to get to Uruguay.

Formosa, Argentina

April 21, 2023

Formosa, Argentina, population: about 235,000. Formosa is located at the border of Argentina and Paraguay south of the capital Asunción. Formosa was founded in 1879 when Commander Fontana founded a settlement. The word 'formosa' is the archaic form of the modern Spanish word 'hermosa' which means, in English, 'beautiful'. All the way back into the 16th century, early explorers called this area 'Vuelta Fermosa' or 'Vuelta la Formosa.' This was the area where the city now sits at a turn in the Paraguay River. Those early explorers searched for the legendary 'Sierra de la Plata' or 'mountain of silver'.

Tartagal, Argentina

April 18, 2023

Tartagal, Argentina, population: about 65,000. Tartagal is located at the base of the Andes Mtns and the Yungas Jungle on the west and the wide-open plains of the Chaco to the east. This mix allows for a very wide variety of native plants and animals. There are also eight different groups of indigenous people who live in this region. This area is also home to the Military Macaw, and this is one of the very few places in the world where it is not extinct in the wild.