My mission consisted of the four most northwestern provinces in Argentina--namely, Jujuy, Salta, Tucuman, and Santiago del Estero.  By my fouth area, I had been in all four of them.  This was my only area in a provincial capital, and it was nice to have all of the conveniences and commodities of a populated city.  In fact, this was one of the few areas where fresh milk was available.  In nearly every other area, it was powedered milk or no milk at all!
 

We gave up trying to stay dry in Santiago.  In the heart of downtown, our apartment was only a block away from this frequently flooded intersection.  During the summer months, it would rain many evenings, but the scorching sun would dry it all up the next day.  The humidity was such that you could literally feel the evaporated moisture lifting up from the sidewalks.

In contrast to the cementary in the poorer Joaquin V. Gonzalez, this cemetary is much nicer.  Similar to both, however, is that the "burial" of individuals happens above ground.  The buildings you see here contain caskets and urns.  In some cases, the buildings are accessible such that you can walk in and see the caskets and urns in open view.  Occasionally, you'll even see a bone errantly located outside of the casket visible to all who enter.  As you can imagine it feels rather erie to walk into one of these edifices.

Picture Pages:   At a Glance First Area: Palpala Second Area: La Banda del Rio Sali Third Area: Joaquin V. Gonzalez Fourth Area: Santiago del Estero Fifth Area: San Ramon de la Nueva Oran Sixth Area: Hipolito Yrigoyen