There is a major difference in the composition of the people living in Jujuy as compared to Puerto Iguazú (or even the rest of Argentina); the Quechua community forms a significant part of the population as we venture into the Andean north. Some of them look Asian and I would sometimes mistake them for Malays (ethnic group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay Peninsula)!

Went for the usual walk-around as of what I would do when I get into a new city. Jujuy, in general, can be divided into the 2 parts - the old and the new Jujuy (separated by Rio Xibi Xibi). While the old town was planned with the typical rectangular grid in mind, the new town (south of Rio Xibi Xibi) consists of irregular sprawling roads; a clear evidence of hasten development. While the old town boasts ("meekly") of a couple of churches and paved touristy street of Belgrano, the new town probably had much less character; of course, with the exception of the Bar/Sandwicheria where I did my afternoon beer (see the photographs on page 1 of this blog).

Did not exactly gained a good head start next morning; had difficulty again to wake up in time for the day. Decided to head out for Humahuaca, the main settlement of the UNESCO World Heritage site "Quebrada de Humahuaca" (since 2003). Just 3 hours north of Jujuy (along Ruta 9 via Tilcara), it boasts a long (155km) and narrow mountainous valley in the province of Jujuy. Getting there was not rocket science either; boarded a bus from Jujuy for AR$13.50 (S$6.43). Seeing that I was frantically trying to shoot photographs, the driver offer me a seat beside him for a full frontal view while the bus was moving. Humahuaca was the most northern point I got to in Argentina; 140kms away from La Quiaca (the Bolivian border).

And guess what? This is the first free UNESCO site that I had ever visited!!