HainanWel.com(e)! » 05 июн 2014, 16:14
Salta and Mendoza offer tourists Spice Route
Along the highway Ruta 40, which runs between the Argentine city of Salta (Salta) and Mendoza (Mendoza), there are many plantations where they grow spices: rosemary, oregano, pepper, basil , thyme and others.
Born in these places, Ossa Ramon (Ramon Ossa), the owner of a family hotel in the town of Don Ramon San Juan (San Juan), has developed an interesting private tour in which tourists can see the different variations Argentinean spices , learn the characteristics of their use in the national cuisine and folk festivals , horseback ride on the plantations and learn how to prepare the famous " asado " with the use of herbs .
The route begins in the villages Uspallata (Uspallata) and San Carlos (San Carlos) in the province of Mendoza, passes through the region Barreal and ends in the picturesque valleys of Valles Calchaquíes near Salta and Tucuman , where begins Massif Cordillera de los Andes. Additional bonus to the tour are visits to Kachi (Cachi), the place where the annual celebration of folk mix with offerings of coca leaves and basil in honor of Mother Earth " Pachamama " (Pachamama), and Pueblo Indian commune Kalchaki (Pueblo Calchaquí), which specializes on the cultivation of medicinal herbs.