In a few paragraphs, you captured the different atmosphere that hovers over Argentina. Having travelled the same country, by bus though, in October 2007, and now back from Peru, I can appreciate how fair are your comments. You entered new lands. Jujuy is still a transition from Bolivia, but Salta is a step ahead, a foretaste of what lies further south. My comments should not be read as disparaging toward Bolivia or Peru. Geography and history contributed a lot in making these differences.

Les Argentins sont curieux, aiment échanger. Un meilleur niveau de vie leur permet de multiplier ces petits gestes de générosité envers les visiteurs. J’ai écrit plusieurs pages comparant le Canada et l’Argentine, en insistant sur ce qui nous rapproche. J’avais intitulé un cycle de conférences sur l’Argentine: “un Canada austral?’

Vous m’impressionnez. Bonne route.
Claude