Sometimes when you're traveling, you find yourself in strange places.
Founded in 1582 by Spanish Conquistador Hernando de Lerma, Salta was originally intended to be an outpost between Lima, Peru and Buenos Aires.
The violent past lives strong in the memory of the South American people.
We eaded north to the small town of Salto, 496 kilometres northwest of Montevideo.
This small country on the Rio de la Plata, pincered between Argentina and Brazil, proudly boasts that it's made up of 3 million people and 9 million cattle.