David Mather Foundation
Salta, Argentina. The locals call it la linda – the beautiful. At first glance, it’s easy to see why. Arriving fresh from a month spent in a poor town in the Peruvian Andes, Salta’s refined streets practically glittered. Designer clothes boutiques stand beside upmarket souvenir shops, leading to the central Plaza, where well-heeled locals sit at pavement cafes, sipping espressos. The cathedral – pale pink with ornate white adornments – certainly takes the prize for one of the prettiest I’ve ever seen. But this is only one side of Salta, the tourist-friendly face. I was soon to discover another side to the city, which is a different picture entirely.
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It should have been an easy trip, especially by South American standards. Salta, a northern city in Argentina, was just a 9-hour bus journey from San Pedro de Atacama in Chile.
Read MoreA Little Night Music in South America
I’m not generally a highbrow-entertainment type of girl, more for financial reasons than anything else. I love going to the theatre and I’m always on the lookout for offers for London’s West End, but the prices of seeing the ballet or high-calibre symphony orchestras are usually well out of my reach. Not so in South America, it would seem.
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