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countryside late this afternoon. Dinner _P]]ZT] _SP bTYP XLVTYR []ZNP^^ LYO PaPY
tonight is at our hotel. _SP N`W_`]P ^`]]Z`YOTYR _ST^ Xd_SZWRTePO
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner libation.
Early this evening, we’ll gather again to visit a
local winery, where we’ll have the opportunity
Day 14 Cafayate • Winery Visit
to learn more about the industry, tour the
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Breakfast, Dinner
long been considered Argentina’s best
wine-producing region, but in recent years
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Day 15 Cafayate • De Las Conchas Canyon
vintner scene. Here, high altitude vineyards
• Fly to Buenos Aires
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tannats, cabernet sauvignons, and the local return to Salta, passing through the Quebrada
specialty, torrontés—a dry and fruity white OP WL^ .ZYNSL^ .LYdZY ZQ _SP >SPWW^ ZY Z`]
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intense wines. (For comparison, Europe’s ships”), “PW LYʭ_PL_]Z” (“the amphitheater”),
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sea level.) for photos and to stretch our legs by these
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reluctant occupant of the limelight, and you
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hitching posts and gauchos ZY SZ]^PMLNV _SLY ʮTRS_ _Z -`PYZ^ ,T]P^ ,]RPY_TYLɪ^ OLeeWTYR
busloads of eager oenophiles during our time NL[T_LW _SL_ QPPW^ L bZ]WO LbLd Q]ZX _SP ^_L]V
SP]P BPɪWW _LVP L bLWVTYR _Z`] ZQ _SP _ZbY desert landscapes we’ve called home for the
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the region and of wine’s integral role in daily bPɪWW NSPNV TY_Z Z`] SZ_PW /TYYP] T^ ZY dZ`]
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double-domed cathedral, stroll through the recommendations.
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streets, where typical adobe style meets
Spanish colonial architecture. You’ll have the
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with lunch on your own. Wine connoisseurs
won’t want to miss the Museo de la Vid y el
Vino, an impressive museum devoted to all
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