North West Nomad - The Trips

Finally...We have been working for ages on this guide ever since we stopped the monthly, then bi-monthly publication of NWNomad News (mostly due to constant printer problems and late delivery). Publishing the ultimate guide to a location has to be...

From El Penon, which is almost Antofogasta de la Sierra, there are two options to descend again and continue north to the Cafayate wine region and the rest of the Calchaqui Valley or to continue across the puna to San...

Is it only day 3? We've already done almost a thousand kilometres and fifteen hundred more to come. These first days between Mendoza and Cafayate are the hardest in terms of distances and facilities. I promised the clients they would...

Another long day of kilometres today, mostly due to the lack of facilities in the area - the only decent place to stay close (60km or 120km) to Valle de la Luna is in Villa Union. So from Villa Union...

First off, this is not a trip for people who dont like driving or sitting in cars. The distances are large and the roads are slow going. The first day covers 650km and there isn't much option to make it...

Those of you who have travelled with us know that we often visit the Shaman in Purmamarca for a reading of the equilibrium in the body. The majority of people living in the Northern Pueblos still prefer to use the...

Today being Santa Rosa de Lima, Saint's Day as well as Corpachada - the last day of homage to Pachamama beofre the new harvest year, I had to post a couple of photos reminding everyone of the festivities. But I...

Vicuna are the wild members of the camelid family, llamas being the domesticated side and in fact, Vicuna will not be domesticated, like Masaai warrior the stress from contact with humanity can kill them. When the Inca arrived there were...

So many clients have asked about photos from the site and their trip (especially if weather and other calamities have prevailed) and I've had so much trouble with fulfillment from my Tracy Johnson Photography Website but now I have a...