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The Calle de Los Suspiros (Street of Sighs) in Colonia del Sacramento is a Portuguese street with its original cobbled surface and central drain. The houses seen here date back to the first colonial period. Originally built in 1680, the Basilica del Sanctisimo Sacramento is the oldest church in Uruguay. The current building maintains the original Portuguese design of one single nave, and the stone and brick walls date back to 1808. The facade and bell tower with tiled cupolas were restored in 1957. This steam crane is situated on the waterfront of the Arroya de las Vacas in Carmelos small riverside port. The crane was built by Grafton & Co of Bedford, England One of Carmelo's two squares is the Plaza Artigas with its statue of Artigas which was unveiled in 1916 to celebrate the town's centenary. The city is the only city founded personally by the Uruguayan national hero. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist (Catedral Basilica de San Juan Bautista) was designed by the priest and architect Ernesto Vespignani in the Eclecticism style, with a predominantly Baroque facade. It was consecrated in 1889, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. The Iguazu Falls National Park is home to wide variety of butterflies such as these Pieridae butterflies seen feeding on salts on the ground It is possible to walk to the bottom of the Santa Maria Falls on the Brazilian side of the Iguazu Falls. The Iguazu National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage listed site and a popular tourist attraction on the border between Brazil and Argentina. A pioneer species starts to colonise the Isla Queguay Chica sandbank. Eventually the sandbank will become stabalised and covered with vegetation like the rest of the island. Salix humboldtian is a species of willow which thrives at the edges of rivers and streams. It grows in America, from Mexico in the north to the Patagonia in the south and is considered a pioneer species as it is one of the first to colonise an area. The Golden-breasted Woodpecker (Colaptes melanolaimus) is found along the Parana and Uruguay Rivers and in the Esteros del Ibera in Argentina. The Heart of Flame (Bromelia balansae) is a large terrestrial bromeliad native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. It has green leaves that grow 2 - 4 feet long with very sharp spines. When prepared to bloom, the centre of the plant becomes bright red and then white before releasing its fruit. The Passion Butterfly (Agraulis vanillae) is a bright orange butterfly whose range extends from Argentina north through Central America to the southern United States. Caimans are found throughout lowland Central and South America. They are relatively small crocodilians, with most species reaching lengths of only a few feet. The Ash-throated Crake (Porzana albicollis) is found in subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps in Siouth America such as the Esteros del Ibera in Argentina Iruya is a small town with a population of 1,070 located in the altiplano region along the Rio Iruya where sits nestled against the mountainside at an elevation of 9,120 feet. In the the pre-puna, high Andean plateau the locals will grow crops on any reasonably flat area of land that can be irrigated from a nearby river. The Scarlet-headed Blackbird (Amblyramphus holosericeus) is found in large reed beds of southern South American wetlands. The capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is the largest extant rodent in the world.Native to South America it lives near bodies of water and is found in the Esteros del Ibera in Argentina. Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia) is an aquatic flowering plant that is native to South America Humahuaca is dominated by the controversial Monumento de la Independencia crowning a small hill just west of the centre and reached by climbing a long flight of steps. This dirt road is the only road linking Iruya with the national highway network and the town of Humahuaca via the Condor Pass (Abra del Condor). The Rio Hasamayo joins the Rio Granded de Jujuy at Tilcara in the Quebrada de Humahuaca Purmamarca's small, simple church (Iglesia de Santa Rosa de Lima) is situated on one corner of the main square, and is one of the oldest buildings in the town, dating from 1648. A close up of a group of Opuntia aurantiaca (Jointed Prickly-pear) cactus flowers A close up photo of a bee pollinating a Jointed Prickly-pear cactus flower The Paseo de los Colorades is a 2 mile walk around the Seven-Coloured Mountain. It doesn't give great views of this mountain, but it does offer excellent views of the nearby peaks and the surrounding region, one of the most picturesque areas in the Quebrada de Humahuaca The Jointed Prickly-pear occurs naturally in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay and is considered an invasive species in Africa and Australia. A close up of the flower of a Jointed Prickly-pear (Opuntia aurantiaca) cactus The most unforgettable sight in Purmamarca has to be the hill at the end of the town which people say has seven colours, Depending what time of day you look at it and the tricks of the light, you may be able to discern more than that. What you see are the different geological layers built up over time with different minerals. The mountain's unique colour range is the product of a complex geological history involving different geological layers built up over time with different minerals including marine sediments, lake and river movements elevated with the movement of the tectonic plates. The Cuesta del Lipan (Lipan Slope) is a section of steep zigzags on the National Route 52, located in the Argentine province of Jujuy. In a distance of only 10.5miles the road rises from an altitude of 7,191ft to 16,681ft a.s.l. The RN52 road links Purmamarca and Paso de Jama via the Abra de Potrerillos at an elevation of 13,700ft above sea level. The Salinas Grandes area floods during the rainy season in the summer and the salt is harvested in the following winter and spring from pans such as these When the water has evaporated from the Salinas Grandes it is possible to drive across the rock-hard surface and it gives a much better ride than the nearby graded RN40. The Salinas Grandes salt flats extend over a 300 square mile area in NW Argentina. This kind of terminal high desert dry lake or salt flat occurs when water containing salt and minerals invades a low area and eventually evaporates leaving behind a deposit of salt. The area floods during the rainy season in the summer and the salt is harvested in the following winter and spring The railway line used by La Tren a las Nubes - Train To the Clouds as it passes through the Quebrada del Toro en route to San Antonio Ruta Nacional 51 heading north through Quebrada del Toro en-route from Salta to San Antonio The River Toro flows through the Quebrada del Toro en-route to the city of Salta The Church of San Jose de Cachi is a recognised National Historical Monument, which was built in the sixteenth century. However the current facade dates from 1947. The rose-white flowers of the Echinopsis atacamensis are 4-5 inches long and only last for a couple of weeks at the most. The only facilities in the Los Cardones National Park is a small car park with a couple of interpretation boards. However this is the view of the 'cardones' surrounded by multicoloured mountains from the area. The Echinopsis atacamensis cactus has a tall columnar habit, sometimes forming branches and becoming treelike. It grows to about 33ft high, with stems to 28 inches across. The rose-white flowers are 4-5½ inches long, borne on the sides of the stems The Los Cardones National Park is an official reserve recently set up to protect the giant cacti such as the ones seen here. The 'cardones' grow only a few millimetres per year and their wood has been over-exploited in the past so they are now protected. An empty road passing through the Los Cardones National Park The road linking Salta with the RN40 at Cachi passes through the Los Cardones National Park. The Los Cardones National Park is an official reserve recently set up to protect the giant cacti such as the one seen here. The 'cardones' grow only a few millimetres per year and their wood has been over-exploited in the past so they are now protected. A typical street in the old city of Salta, Argentina A close up of the pink and cream facade of Salta's cathedral which was built in 1858. The Iguacu Falls are a UNESCO World Heritage listed site and a popular tourist attraction. This view was taken on the Argentine side of the falls in the Iguacu National Park. The Casa de Gobierno was built in 1883 by the then governor of Misiones Province Don Roca Rudecindo. It was acquired by the Government in 1889 and was used by the Governor until 1969. Today it is used by various government departments.