Argentina, 2003-04
Photos by Adam Jones
Photo Gallery 8
These photos were taken on a day-tour to the north of Salta,
towards the Bolivian border.
I.
Approaching, you guessed it, Purmamarca
II.
Wandering the spectacular surroundings of Purmamarca
III.
Quechua Indian market in Purmamarca
IV.
Local ladies in Purmamarca
Above the photographer's flash, the Independence Monument
can be glimpsed in the window's reflection
V.
Near the Independence Monument in Purmamarca
One of my favourite photos of the trip ...
VI.
The monument glimpsed through a thicket of cacti
"... A chauvinistic travesty that is not the best work of Tilcara sculptor
Ernesto Soto Avendaņo. The Indian statue is a textbook example of indigenismo,
a twisted nationalist tendency in Latin American art and literature that romantically
extols the virtues of native cultures overwhelmed by European expansion." (Lonely Planet,
Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.) I personally feel this is rather harsh.
