05/01/2023
Polvorilla Viaduct, Argentina
The Argentinian province of Salta is a delicious destination to sample dripping empanadas, otherworldly terrain, lively peñas, gaucho culture and to visit the cryogenically preserved Inca children at the Museum of High Mountain Archaeology (MAAM). What brought me to Salta however, was the slithering high-altitude journey that is Train to the Clouds (Tren a las Nubes). The crescendo of this journey is a visit to the Polvorilla Viaduct, which stands at 13,800 feet tall.