Day 1098,
20.02.2014,
119,409 km since the beginning of the journey,
Argentina, Salta.
Morning in Salta.
I am walking towards the city center, it is like an ordinary Thursday morning, but something is somehow different. Less traffic and most stores are closed. More people on horseback. Groups of two, groups of four, everybody moving in the direction of the city center.
The first thought – perhaps a Car Free Day. The second thought – a Horse Day?. In short - there's something going in that direction. For a moment I am trying to keep up with the horses, but yeah, no success, so I'll have to slow down, and go to the Tourist Information center to find out what is going on. It turns out that this is the 201th Anniversary of The Battle of Salta " Aniversario de la Batalla de Salta ", which is celebrated by The Monument of February 20. The battle itself took place on February 20, 1813. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Salta
I arrived just in time, half an hour later the procession began to move towards the grandstands.
Now pictures:
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