Trip one :
Northern diversity
(8 days - 3,100 km)

Trip to NW Argentina, travelling from lowland forests to the Andes Range and travelling, from North to South, throughout the famous "Quebrada de Humahuaca" and Cafayate Valley.

The great Chaco is a unique biogeographic region that comprises a portion of the territory of Southern Brazil, almost all Paraguay and Northern-Central Argentina. The climate is not uniform, precipitation between 900 and 1000 mm per year is common to the North, and a hotter and dryer climate to the South (less than 500 mm precipitation). The vegetation varies from a thorny forest to a savanna-like ecosystem, dry grasslands with scattered trees and giant cacti. Chaco vegetation is found only on lowlands, while at the nearest mountains the dominant vegetation types are mountain forests (up to 1,400 mts. ASL) as well as mountain grasslands (above 1,400 mts. ASL).  Westerly, Chaco woodlands impoverish as altitude increases, decreasing mean temperature. In those sites vegetation is more flatter and trees disappear.

After travelling throughout the province of Catamarca, we go up to the mountains and dry valleys of Salta province to discover a mountain road crossing the southernmost portion of a cloudy forest ecosystem, in Tucumán province. Beyond the tree line, we will be amazed by the brilliantly sun–kissed natural mountain grasslands.

In the higher Andes, we will find another unique biogeographic province that is common along the entire chain of southern Andes, from Perú to Bolivia and Argentina, the Puna. Nature rules the fate of all organisms in this ecosystem, including humans. Very low temperatures in winter, low atmospheric oxygen concentrations, low air moisture, high UV radiation and a scarcity of resources determine life in this hard ecosystem, a natural situation that creates unusual conditions for photography. There, we will have more photo opportunities than film we can carry; very deep blue skies on top of unusually coloured mountains, local fauna like llamas and vicuñas, as well as people.

In addition to the high diversity of landscapes and ecosystem types we will photograph, the trip also intends to show you cultural activities and traditions on each site; little scale wine factories, vineyards, llama breeding, cattle ranching, pottery, agriculture, hand knitting, and so many others may be observed in their natural essence.

*If you would like details of the itinerary for this trip, you may request a brochure in the Contact section.

FEES : The cost for the "Northern Diversity" trip is US$2,575 and all information about fees and terms can be found here. To book a place, please contact us here and we will get back to you right away.

Promotional discounts : A reservation deposit for a place in this trip made 90 days prior to the chosen departure date, will benefit from a 10% discount on the total fee.
Full payment of the trip made 60 days prior to the chosen departure date, will benefit from a 20% discount on the total fee.

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