From Amaicha we turned southish to visit the town of Tafi Del Valle an apparent summer retreat for the residents of the nearby city of Tucuman. This was a quite surprising excursion. From Amaicha in the desert with day time temperatures around 80 ° F we climbed into the mountains and mist to temperatures that got as low as 34 ° F. Even in Tafi, which is at the same latitude and elevation as Amaicha the temperature was only 40° F.

We explored the Tafi area noting that it had all the hallmarks of a tourist town - lots of sourvenir shops and restaurants - before returning through even thicker mist to the sunshine in Amaicha.

In camp we met two German families traveling with their children.